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Foot and ankle joint movements inside orthoses for children with spastic CP. J Orthop Res 2014 Apr;32(4):531-6

Date

01/01/2014

Pubmed ID

24375587

Pubmed Central ID

PMC4502580

DOI

10.1002/jor.22567

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-84893843357   3 Citations

Abstract

We compared the ankle joint and foot segment kinematics of pediatric cerebral palsy (CP) participants walking with and without orthoses. A six segment foot model (6SF) was used to track foot motion. Holes were cut in the study orthoses so that electromagnetic markers could be directly placed on the skin. The Hinged Ankle Foot Orthoses (HAFO) allowed a significant increase in ankle dorsiflexion as compared to the barefoot condition during gait, but significantly constrained sagittal forefoot motion and forefoot sagittal range of motion (ROM) (p < 0.01), which may be detrimental. The Solid Ankle Foot Orthoses (SAFO) constrained forefoot ROM as compared to barefoot gait (p < 0.01). The 6SF model did not confirm that the SAFO can control excessive plantarflexion for those with severe plantarflexor spasticity. The supramalleolar orthosis (SMO) significantly (p < 0.01) constrained forefoot ROM as compared to barefoot gait at the beginning and end of the stance phase, which could be detrimental. The SMO had no effects observed in the coronal plane.

Author List

Liu XC, Embrey D, Tassone C, Klingbeil F, Marquez-Barrientos C, Brandsma B, Lyon R, Schwab J, Tarima S, Thometz J

Authors

Xue-Cheng Liu PhD Professor in the Orthopaedic Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Sergey S. Tarima PhD Associate Professor in the Institute for Health and Equity department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adolescent
Ankle Joint
Cerebral Palsy
Child
Child, Preschool
Foot Orthoses
Humans
Range of Motion, Articular