کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4057415 1265694 2008 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Joint stiffness and gait pattern evaluation in children with Down syndrome
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی ارتوپدی، پزشکی ورزشی و توانبخشی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Joint stiffness and gait pattern evaluation in children with Down syndrome
چکیده انگلیسی

Hypotonia, ligament laxity and motor alterations are characteristic for patients with Down syndrome (DS). The purpose of this study was the evaluation of typical gait pattern of subjects with Down syndrome and the quantification of their joint stiffness, connected with ligament laxity and hypotonia, as a possible compensation.98 children with DS (mean age: 11.7 years; range: 6–15 years) and 30 healthy children (control group (CG); mean age: 11 years; range: 5–13 years) underwent full 3D gait analysis at self-selected speed.Subjects with DS walked with more hip flexion during the whole gait cycle, knee flexion in stance phase, a limitation of the knee range of motion, and plantarflexion of the ankle at initial contact. Ankle power was limited as evident in terminal stance and pre-swing, represented by a low propulsive capacity at push-off, too. Hip joint stiffness was increased in general in patients with DS versus normal subjects while ankle joint stiffness revealed a lower value instead.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Gait & Posture - Volume 28, Issue 3, October 2008, Pages 502–506
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