Normative Achilles and patellar tendon shear wave speeds and loading patterns during walking in typically developing children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Motion analysis is commonly used to evaluate joint kinetics in children with cerebral palsy who exhibit gait disorders. However, one cannot readily infer muscle-tendon forces from joint kinetics. This study investigates the use of shear wave tensiometry to characterize Achilles and patellar tendon forces during gait.

Research question

How do Achilles and patellar tendon wave speed and loading modulate with walking speed in typically developing children?

Methods

Twelve typically developing children (9-16 years old) walked on an instrumented treadmill with shear wave tensiometers over their Achilles (n = 11) and patellar (n = 9) tendons. Wave speeds were recorded at five leg length-normalized walking speeds (very slow to very fast). Achilles and patellar tend

SUBMITTER: Ebrahimi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8316302 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature