Additional Effects of Shank Adaptations in Children with Bilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Conclusions DAFOs and MSS show positive effects, as observed in spatiotemporal parameters, gait indices, and kinematic data. Most kinematic effects occur at the ankle and knee joint. MSS produces additional effects, with a particular emphasis on the extending effect on the knee in terminal stance. Only minor beneficial effects on kinematic parameters of knee and trunk during swing phase occur after a familiarization phase. The changes in the spatiotemporal parameters imply a slight deterioration.
Source: JPO Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES Source Type: research