TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of ankle-foot orthoses on walking efficiency and gait in children with cerebral palsy
AU - Brehm, M.A.
AU - Harlaar, J.
AU - Schwartz, M.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Objective: To determine the effect of ankle-foot orthoses on walking efficiency and gait in a heterogeneous group of children with cerebral palsy, using barefoot walking as the control condition. Design: A retrospective study. Methods: Barefoot and ankle-foot orthosis data for 172 children with spastic cerebral palsy (mean age 9 years; hemiplegia: 21, diplegia: 97, and quadriplegia: 54) were compared. These data consisted of non-dimensional speed, net nondimensional energy cost of walking (NN-cost), and NN-cost as a percentage of speed-matched controls (NN-cost
AB - Objective: To determine the effect of ankle-foot orthoses on walking efficiency and gait in a heterogeneous group of children with cerebral palsy, using barefoot walking as the control condition. Design: A retrospective study. Methods: Barefoot and ankle-foot orthosis data for 172 children with spastic cerebral palsy (mean age 9 years; hemiplegia: 21, diplegia: 97, and quadriplegia: 54) were compared. These data consisted of non-dimensional speed, net nondimensional energy cost of walking (NN-cost), and NN-cost as a percentage of speed-matched controls (NN-cost
U2 - 10.2340/16501977-0209
DO - 10.2340/16501977-0209
M3 - Article
SN - 1650-1977
VL - 40
SP - 529
EP - 534
JO - Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
JF - Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
IS - 7
ER -