Use of the normalcy index for the evaluation of gait pathology

Autor:	F. Motta, Marcello Crivellini, Manuela Galli, Marianna Romei, Michael H. Schwartz
Rok vydání:	2004
Předmět:	Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Injury control business.industry Accident prevention Rehabilitation Biophysics Poison control medicine.disease Cerebral palsy Gait (human) Physical medicine and rehabilitation medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine business
Zdroj:	Gait & Posture. 19:85-90
ISSN:	0966-6362
DOI:	10.1016/s0966-6362(03)00017-1
Popis:	The normalcy index (NI) has been proposed as a method for quantifying the amount of deviation in a subject's gait, compared to the gait of the average unimpaired person. The NI was computed for a sample of 144 children affected by cerebral palsy, five idiopathic toe-walkers and 12 able-bodied subjects. It was sensitive enough to distinguish unimpaired subjects from idiopathic toe-walkers and to distinguish between the plegic and uninvolved limbs of hemiplegic patients. The NI was robust enough to categorize pathology, ranging from mild disorders to quadriplegia. The NI was found to be clinically applicable, reliable and easy to use, making it a valuable element in the quantitative evaluation of gait pathology.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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