Gait Analysis before and after Gastrocnemius Fascia Lengthening for Spastic Equinus Foot Deformity in a 10-Year-Old Diplegic Child
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, inves...
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| author | Manuela Galli Veronica Cimolin Giorgio Cesare Santambrogio Marcello Crivellini Giorgio Albertini |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-53ea3972b1344427853585aa3b49d9e92025-02-03T05:59:53ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352010-01-01201010.1155/2010/417806417806Gait Analysis before and after Gastrocnemius Fascia Lengthening for Spastic Equinus Foot Deformity in a 10-Year-Old Diplegic ChildManuela Galli0Veronica Cimolin1Giorgio Cesare Santambrogio2Marcello Crivellini3Giorgio Albertini4Bioengineering Department, Politecnico Di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, ItalyBioengineering Department, Politecnico Di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, ItalyBioengineering Department, Politecnico Di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, ItalyBioengineering Department, Politecnico Di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, ItalyIRCCS “San Raffaele Pisana”, Tosinvest Sanità, Via della Pisana 235, Roma, ItalyPurpose. 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/417806 |
| spellingShingle | Manuela Galli Veronica Cimolin Giorgio Cesare Santambrogio Marcello Crivellini Giorgio Albertini Gait Analysis before and after Gastrocnemius Fascia Lengthening for Spastic Equinus Foot Deformity in a 10-Year-Old Diplegic Child Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Gait Analysis before and after Gastrocnemius Fascia Lengthening for Spastic Equinus Foot Deformity in a 10-Year-Old Diplegic Child |
| title_full | Gait Analysis before and after Gastrocnemius Fascia Lengthening for Spastic Equinus Foot Deformity in a 10-Year-Old Diplegic Child |
| title_fullStr | Gait Analysis before and after Gastrocnemius Fascia Lengthening for Spastic Equinus Foot Deformity in a 10-Year-Old Diplegic Child |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gait Analysis before and after Gastrocnemius Fascia Lengthening for Spastic Equinus Foot Deformity in a 10-Year-Old Diplegic Child |
| title_short | Gait Analysis before and after Gastrocnemius Fascia Lengthening for Spastic Equinus Foot Deformity in a 10-Year-Old Diplegic Child |
| title_sort | gait analysis before and after gastrocnemius fascia lengthening for spastic equinus foot deformity in a 10 year old diplegic child |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/417806 |
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