Restoration of Heel–Toe Gait Patterns for the Prevention of Asymmetrical Hip Internal Rotation in Patients with Unilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Treatment Concept of Local Hospital
2.2. Patients and Parameters
2.3. Statistics
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Group-H | Group-T | p-Value | Hedges’g | |
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N | 56 | 14 | ||
Sex (m/f) | 34/22 | 9/5 | ||
Age (years) | 11.8 [4.1–32.7] | 10.4 [4.0–20.0] | 0.352 | |
Orthosis (stiff AFO/flexible AFO/FO) | 3/49/4 | 0/12/2 | ||
GMFCS (level I/level II) | 54/2 | 13/1 | ||
Spasticity (0/1/2) Ankle Knee | 21/31/2 45/9/0 | 5/5/1 10/1/0 | ||
Max. dorsiflexion | −2.0 [−30, 20] | −5.4 [−30.0, 10.0] | 0.527 | |
Difference in hip IR (+ = more on affected side) | 1.5 [−25.0, 25.0] | 10.4 [0.0, 25.0] | 0.001 | 0.931 |
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Brunner, R.; Taylor, W.R.; Visscher, R.M.S. Restoration of Heel–Toe Gait Patterns for the Prevention of Asymmetrical Hip Internal Rotation in Patients with Unilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy. Children 2021, 8, 773. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8090773
Brunner R, Taylor WR, Visscher RMS. Restoration of Heel–Toe Gait Patterns for the Prevention of Asymmetrical Hip Internal Rotation in Patients with Unilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy. Children. 2021; 8(9):773. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8090773
Chicago/Turabian StyleBrunner, Reinald, William R. Taylor, and Rosa M. S. Visscher. 2021. "Restoration of Heel–Toe Gait Patterns for the Prevention of Asymmetrical Hip Internal Rotation in Patients with Unilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy" Children 8, no. 9: 773. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8090773