The Efficacy of Tone-Reducing Features in Orthotics on the Gait of Children with Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy
2000; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 20; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1097/01241398-200003000-00015
ISSN1539-2570
AutoresStephanie J. Crenshaw, Robert Herzog, Patrick Castagno, Jim Richards, Freeman Miller, Gary Michaloski, Edward Moran,
Tópico(s)Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility
ResumoSummary: This study analyzed the effects of tone-reducing features in ankle-foot orthotics (AFOs) on the gait of eight children (ages 4–11 years) with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy. A standard gait analysis was performed on each subject in each of three trial orthotics and in a baseline shoes-only condition. A 4-week accommodation period was allotted for each of the three devices: a standard hinged AFO, an AFO with tone-reducing features, and a supramalleolar orthotic with tone-reducing features. Most significant differences were at the ankle, between free-ankle and plantar flexion-limiting conditions. No significant functional changes in gait were evident with the addition of tone-reducing properties to a standard articulating AFO.
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