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Variability and symmetry of gait in early walkers with and without bilateral cerebral palsy

Posted on March 24th 2010
The objective of this study was to investigate differences in the variability and symmetry of spatiotemporal gait characteristics during the early years of walking in children with bilateral spastic CP compared to children with similar amounts of walking experience and typical development (TD).Methods: The spatiotemporal gait parameters of 31 children (15 with spastic CP, 16 with TD) who had an average of 28.5 (18.1 SD) months of walking experience were collected using an instrumented walkway.Results: All primary spatiotemporal parameters were reduced in the CP group, who also demonstrated greater stride-to-stride variability, compared to the TD group. There were no statistically significant differences in side-to-side symmetry between groups.Implications: Clinical trials investigating gai...

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