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Effect of hinged ankle-foot orthoses on standing balance control in children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy

Authors
 Dong-wook Rha  ;  Dong Jin Kim  ;  Eun Sook Park 
Citation
 YONSEI MEDICAL JOURNAL, Vol.51(5) : 746-752, 2010 
Journal Title
YONSEI MEDICAL JOURNAL
ISSN
 0513-5796 
Issue Date
2010
MeSH
Ankle Joint/pathology* ; Cerebral Palsy/rehabilitation ; Cerebral Palsy/therapy* ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Humans ; Male ; Orthotic Devices* ; Postural Balance/physiology*
Keywords
Ankle-foot orthosis ; balance ; spasticity ; cerebral palsy
Abstract
PURPOSE: To identify the characteristics of static standing balance and its postural control mechanisms during quiet side-by-side standing and the changes in these measures whilst wearing hinged ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs) in children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy (CP).

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-one children with bilateral spastic CP (6.10 +/- 1.09 year-old) and 22 typically developing (TD) children (5.64 +/- 0.49 year-old) were recruited. Pressure data were recorded while subjects with or without AFOs stood on dual force platforms and net body center of pressure (CoP) coordinates were calculated from this data. Net body CoP was traced for measuring mediolateral (ML) and anteroposterior (AP) displacement and path length per second. Correlation coefficients between parameters representing ankle, hip, and transverse body rotation strategies were also analyzed.

RESULTS: ML and AP displacement and path length per second of the CoP trajectory were higher in children with CP compared to TD children (p < 0.05). There were no significant improvements in these parameters whilst wearing hinged AFOs. Compared to TD children, children with CP used less ankle strategy though more hip and transverse rotation strategies for postural control during quiet standing. Whilst wearing hinged AFOs, the contribution of ankle strategy was significantly increased for ML balance control in children with CP (p < 0.05).

CONCLUSION: Hinged AFOs for children with CP may be helpful in improving the postural control mechanisms but not the postural stability in quiet side-by-side standing
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DOI
10.3349/ymj.2010.51.5.746
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine (재활의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Rha, Dong Wook(나동욱) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7153-4937
Park, Eun Sook(박은숙) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9144-3063
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/101453
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