Gait Analysis before and after Gastrocnemius Fascia Lengthening for Spastic Equinus Foot Deformity in a 10-Year-Old Diplegic Child
| Autor: | G.C. Santambrogio, Giorgio Albertini, Marcello Crivellini, Veronica Cimolin, Manuela Galli |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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musculoskeletal diseases
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry lcsh:R lcsh:Medicine Case Report General Medicine Kinematics medicine.disease Gait Cerebral palsy Physical medicine and rehabilitation medicine.anatomical_structure Gait analysis Spastic Gastrocnemius fascia Medicine Ankle business Foot deformity |
| Zdroj: | Case Reports in Medicine, Vol 2010 (2010) Case Reports in Medicine |
| ISSN: | 1687-9635 1687-9627 |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2010/417806 |
| Popis: | Purpose. This case study quantified kinematic and kinetic effects of gastrocnemius lengthening on gait in a Cerebral Palsy child with equinus foot.Methods. A 10-year-old diplegic child with Cerebral Palsy was evaluated with Gait Analysis (GA) before and after gastrocnemius fascia lengthening, investigating the lower limb joints kinematics and kinetics.Results. Kinematics improved at the level of distal joints, which are directly associated to gastrocnemius, and also at the proximal joint (like hip); improvements were found in ankle kinetics, too.Conclusions. This case study highlighted that GA was effective not only to quantify the results of the treatment but also to help preoperative decision making in dealing with CP child. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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