Variations in the gait of normal children. A graph applicable to the documentation of abnormalities.
- 1 February 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
- Vol. 71 (2) , 196-204
- https://doi.org/10.2106/00004623-198971020-00005
Abstract
The gait graph is an uncomplicated tool for the clinician to use in the documentation and evaluation of gait in children. It also provides the means to relate the walking abilities of patients to the standards for normal children. The goal of much orthopaedic treatment of children is to improve their walking. To document the quantitative characteristics of walking, we devised graphic displays of speed, cadence, stride length, and body height on the basis of 2,416 observations of 324 children walking over a range of speeds. The gait graph is an uncomplicated tool for the clinician to use in the documentation and evaluation of gait in children. It also provides the means to relate the walking abilities of patients to the standards for normal children. Copyright © 1989 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Incorporated...This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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