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Article http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/ijcemr.2024.01.006

The Effect of Crouching Gait on Ankle Biomechanics in Children with Cerebral Palsy

Yufei Huang

1Anyang Normal University, Anyang, Henan, China.

2Anyang Institute of Technology, Anyang, Henan, China.

*Corresponding author: Yufei Huang

Published: March 7,2024

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the effect of crouching gait on ankle biomechanics in children with cerebral palsy. Methods: Sixty children with cerebral palsy who had been treated in a hospital from October 2020 to October 2022 were selected for the study, and were divided into a normal developmental group and a crouching gait group according to their gait, with 30 cases in each group. A 3D gait acquisition and analysis system was used to collect gait kinematic data, and static tests were completed to calibrate the physical marker points of the computational model before testing. For each test, the subjects were asked to walk forward 10 m at normal gait speed in a designated area and the measurements were repeated three times and the average was taken. Differences in lever arm and external moment in the direction of anteroposterior (AP) and medial-lateral (ML) displacement of the ankle plantar centre of pressure were compared between the two groups of children. Results: The ankle AP lever arm was significantly longer in the crouching gait group than in the normal development group (P<0.05), while there were no significant differences in the ankle ML lever arm and the ankle AP and ML external moments between the two groups (P>0.05). Conclusion: Analysis of the ef-fect of crouching gait on ankle biomechanics in children with cerebral palsy can help to assess the lower limb motor function of children more scientifically and accurately, so as to provide more personalized rehabilitation treat-ment plans for children and promote the recovery of motor function.

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How to cite this paper

The Effect of Crouching Gait on Ankle Biomechanics in Children with Cerebral Palsy

How to cite this paper: Yufei Huang. (2024) The Effect of Crouching Gait on Ankle Biomechanics in Children with Cerebral PalsyInternational Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine Research8(1), 41-45.

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.26855/ijcemr.2024.01.006