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16413188

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-11-1
pubmed:abstractText
We compared the electromyographic (EMG) signals of lower extremity muscle groups in 10 children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy (CP) while walking barefoot and in a hinged ankle-foot orthosis (HAFO). All children had excessive plantarflexion and initial toe-contact on the affected side when walking barefoot, a typical gait pattern for hemiplegic patients. The patients walked with a physiological heel-toe gait pattern when wearing the HAFO. The peak activity of the tibialis anterior muscle was reduced by 36.1% at initial contact and loading response phase and by 57.3% just after toe-off when using a HAFO. The decrease in activity was thought to result from the change in gait pattern from a toe-gait to a heel-toe gait as well as the use of a HAFO. The HAFO also slightly decreased muscle activity in the proximal leg muscles mainly during swing phase, improved stride length, decreased cadence, improved walking speed, increased peak hip flexion, improved kinematics in loading response phase at the knee, and reduced the excessive ankle plantarflexion.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0966-6362
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
467-74
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Changes in muscle activity in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy while walking with and without ankle-foot orthoses.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory for Gait Analysis Basel, Children's University Hospital (UKBB), Burgfelderstrasse 101, CH-4012 Basel, Switzerland. J.Romkes@unibas.ch
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't