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Immediate Effect of Fabric Ankle-Foot Orthosis on Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy

패브릭 발목 보조기가 경직성 뇌성마비 아동의 시공간적 보행 변수에 미치는 즉각적인 효과

  • Sim, Yon-Ju (Dept. of Physical Therapy, The Graduate School, Yonsei University) ;
  • Lee, Dong-Ryul (Sports and Fitness Center for Children With Disabilities, Yonsei University) ;
  • Yi, Chung-Hwi (Dept. of Physical Therapy, College of Health Science, Yonsei University)
  • 심연주 (연세대학교 대학원 물리치료학과) ;
  • 이동률 (연세대학교 장애아동 체력증진실) ;
  • 이충휘 (연세대학교 보건과학대학 물리치료학과)
  • Received : 2014.01.02
  • Accepted : 2014.02.11
  • Published : 2014.02.19
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the immediate effect of fabric ankle-foot orthosis on spatiotemporal gait parameters, compared to a barefoot condition in children with spastic cerebral palsy. Eleven children with spastic cerebral palsy participated in this study. Spatiotemporal gait parameters were measured with the GAITRite system. Fabric ankle-foot orthosis significantly improved Timed Up and Go test time and gait velocity. There was no significant difference in cadence. The step time significantly improved in both the more and less affected foot compared to the barefoot condition. The step length of the affected foot also significantly improved, but there was no significant difference in the step length of the less affected foot. There was significant improvement in the stride length of both the affected and less affected foot, but no significant difference in single stance or double stance. The fabric ankle-foot orthosis could improve stability, and selective control of the joint and promote better walking in children with cerebral palsy. Consequently, the fabric ankle-foot orthosis might be an alternative assistive device for neurological populations as a primary role instead of the typical ankle-foot orthosis.

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