Long-Term Effects of Orthoses Use on the Changes of Foot and Ankle Joint Motions of Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Orthoses commonly are prescribed to children with cerebral palsy (CP) to provide foot correction and to improve ambulatory function. Immediate effects of ankle foot orthosis (AFOs) have been investigated, but long-term kinematic effects are lacking clinical evidence.
Source: PM and R - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Xue-Cheng Liu, David Embrey, Channing Tassone, Kim Zvara, Brenna Brandsma, Roger Lyon, Karin Goodfriend, Sergey Tarima, John Thometz Tags: Original Research Source Type: research