Atypical triceps surae force and work patterns underlying gait in children with cerebral palsy.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to quantitatively assess Achilles tendon mechanical behavior during gait in children with cerebral palsy (CP). We used a newly designed noninvasive sensor to measure Achilles tendon force in 11 children with CP (4F, 8-16 years old) and 15 typically developing children (controls) (9F, 8-17 years old) during overground walking. Mechanical work loop plots (force-displacement plots) were generated by combining muscle-tendon kinetics, kinematics, and EMG activity to evaluate the Achilles tendon work generated about the ankle. Work loop patterns in children with CP were substantially different than those seen in controls. Notably, children with CP showed significantly diminished work production at their preferred speed compared to controls at their preferred speed a

SUBMITTER: Ebrahimi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9402799 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature