Dynamic gait stability in children with and without down syndrome during overground walking

Children with Down syndrome were capable of adjusting their margin-of-stability for fast walking and ankle-load conditions. However, children with Down syndrome walked with less mediolateral stability and anteroposterior mobility than typically developing children. Children with Down syndrome overcompensate the mediolateral foot placement to recapture their margin-of-stability and maintain gait stability.
Source: Clinical Biomechanics - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Source Type: research