Functional asymmetry of gait in children and youth with low-grade scoliosis
Journal Title: Ortopedia Traumatologia Rehabilitacja - Year 2006, Vol 8, Issue 2
Abstract
Background. Compensation for abnormal alignment of body parts in scoliosis may occur above or below the pelvis. This manifests as dislocation of body parts or changes in the angular composition of the lower limbs. Compensation for unbalanced body arrangement through changes in pelvic tilt and lower limb joints are typically reflected in the gait pattern of the person with scoliosis. The aim of our research was to determine whether and how improper body arrangement in the frontal plane is reflected in the gait pattern of children and youth with lower degree scolioses.Material and method. Children and youth with scolioses of varying grade were examined. In addition to photogrammetric body posture examination, three-dimensional gait analysis was performed during particular gait phases. For each examined child the results of this analysis were compared to the posture parameters.Results. Varying signs of gait asymmetry were observed in the whole group of children and youth with scoliosis. The symptoms were connected with both general gait attributes (unisommetry and unisochrony) and further gait markers. The most obvious changes were observed in pelvis rotation during the swing phase and excessive pelvis elevation during the mid-stance phase. These deviations did not correlate significantly with the results of the static examination.Conclusions. The gait asymmetries observed in children and youth with low-grade scoliosis are non-specific, and probably depend on the individual capabilities of each person to compensate for deficiencies.
Authors and Affiliations
Olga Nowotny-Czupryna, Janusz Nowotny, Anna Brzęk, Krzysztof Czupryna
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP56511
- DOI -
- Views 81
- Downloads 0
Wartość autotransfuzji w uzupełnianiu śródoperacyjnych ubytków krwi u chorych ortopedycznych
Podstawową zaletą autotransfuzji jest zmniejszenie ryzyka transmisji chorób zakaźnych oraz eliminacja niekorzystnego wpływu krwi obcej na układ odpornościowy. W chwili obecnej przedmiotem dyskusji są wskazania do autotra...
Trudności diagnostyczne w obrazowaniu sarkoidozy kości. Studium przypadków
Sarkoidoza to wielonarządowa choroba zapalna rzadko zajmująca układ mięśniowo-szkieletowy. Jedynie zmiany zlokalizowane w paliczkach rąk i stóp mają typowy obraz radiologiczny, poza tym kostna lokalizacja sarkoidozy stan...
Tactics of operative procedures and results of treatment patients with coxarthrosis in congenital high luxation of hip joints.
[b]Material and method.[/b] The results of 4 years observation, of the treatment of 14 woman in the average age of 38 years old with 18 hip joints with congenital high luxation are presented.In all cases cementless total...
Wyniki kliniczne szwu łąkotek
W pracy podjęto próbę oceny klinicznej szwu łąkotek po minimum dwóch latach od szycia. W pierwszym etapie leczenia szyto artroskopowo 34 łąkotki w 31 kolanach u 30 pacjentów, następnie, w drugim etapie rekonstruowano wię...
Treatment and differential diagnosis of aneurysmal bone cyst based on our own experience<br /> <br />
Background: Aneurysmal bone cyst was first described by Jaffe and Lichtenstein in 1942. Schajowicz in 1972 in his Histopathological Classification of Primary Bone Tumors (later modified by WHO in 1993) placed it in group...