Changes in foot posture evaluated with dynamic pedobarography over the course of childhood in ambulatory youth with cerebral palsy.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Foot deformities are prevalent in children with cerebral palsy, but there is limited research on the progression of foot posture during growth. Our study aimed to evaluate the change in dynamic foot posture in children with cerebral palsy.

Methods

Children with cerebral palsy, aged 17-40 months, were recruited to participate in this Institutional Review Board-approved prospective longitudinal study by having serial foot posture evaluations. The coronal plane index and foot segmental impulses were measured with dynamic pedobarography. Data were compared between children stratified by Gross Motor Function Classification System level and typically developing children using serial Welch's t-tests across time with Holm correction for multiple comparisons.

Result

SUBMITTER: Church C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10859121 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature