Assessment of gait kinematics in children with myelomeningocele

Autor: J.E. Monzon, M.S. Cleva
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: Proceedings of the First Joint BMES/EMBS Conference. 1999 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society (Cat. No.99CH37015).
DOI: 10.1109/iembs.1999.802607
Popis: Sagittal plane gait analysis was performed on 6 normal children (mean age 7.5/spl plusmn/1.2) and on 4 children (mean age 8.3/spl plusmn/1.2) with myelomeningocele (ML) at the low lumbo-sacral level (L5-S2). Temporal distance parameters and kinematics variables were calculated after digitized video recordings of the subjects. Children with ML show stance phase and double limb support greater than normal. Angles values for the lower limb segments confirm the weakness of triceps and quadriceps muscles for myelomeningocele.
Databáze: OpenAIRE