Gait Analysis before and after Gastrocnemius Fascia Lengthening for Spastic Equinus Foot Deformity in a 10-Year-Old Diplegic Child

Gait Analysis before and after Gastrocnemius Fascia Lengthening for Spastic Equinus Foot Deformity in a 10-Year-Old Diplegic Child

Purpose. This case study quantified kinematic and kinetic effects of gastrocnemius lengthening on gait in a Cerebral Palsy child with equinus foot. Methods. A 10-year-old diplegic child with Cerebral Palsy was evaluated with Gait Analysis (GA) before and after gastrocnemius fascia lengthening, inves...

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Main Authors: Manuela Galli, Veronica Cimolin, Giorgio Cesare Santambrogio, Marcello Crivellini, Giorgio Albertini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/417806
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spelling doaj-53ea3972b1344427853585aa3b49d9e92020-11-24T22:52:26ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352010-01-01201010.1155/2010/417806417806Gait Analysis before and after Gastrocnemius Fascia Lengthening for Spastic Equinus Foot Deformity in a 10-Year-Old Diplegic ChildManuela Galli0Veronica Cimolin1Giorgio Cesare Santambrogio2Marcello Crivellini3Giorgio Albertini4Bioengineering Department, Politecnico Di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, ItalyBioengineering Department, Politecnico Di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, ItalyBioengineering Department, Politecnico Di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, ItalyBioengineering Department, Politecnico Di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, ItalyIRCCS “San Raffaele Pisana”, Tosinvest Sanità, Via della Pisana 235, Roma, ItalyPurpose. This case study quantified kinematic and kinetic effects of gastrocnemius lengthening on gait in a Cerebral Palsy child with equinus foot. Methods. A 10-year-old diplegic child with Cerebral Palsy was evaluated with Gait Analysis (GA) before and after gastrocnemius fascia lengthening, investigating the lower limb joints kinematics and kinetics. Results. Kinematics improved at the level of distal joints, which are directly associated to gastrocnemius, and also at the proximal joint (like hip); improvements were found in ankle kinetics, too. Conclusions. This case study highlighted that GA was effective not only to quantify the results of the treatment but also to help preoperative decision making in dealing with CP child.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/417806
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author Manuela Galli
Veronica Cimolin
Giorgio Cesare Santambrogio
Marcello Crivellini
Giorgio Albertini
spellingShingle Manuela Galli
Veronica Cimolin
Giorgio Cesare Santambrogio
Marcello Crivellini
Giorgio Albertini
Gait Analysis before and after Gastrocnemius Fascia Lengthening for Spastic Equinus Foot Deformity in a 10-Year-Old Diplegic Child
Case Reports in Medicine
author_facet Manuela Galli
Veronica Cimolin
Giorgio Cesare Santambrogio
Marcello Crivellini
Giorgio Albertini
author_sort Manuela Galli
title Gait Analysis before and after Gastrocnemius Fascia Lengthening for Spastic Equinus Foot Deformity in a 10-Year-Old Diplegic Child
title_short Gait Analysis before and after Gastrocnemius Fascia Lengthening for Spastic Equinus Foot Deformity in a 10-Year-Old Diplegic Child
title_full Gait Analysis before and after Gastrocnemius Fascia Lengthening for Spastic Equinus Foot Deformity in a 10-Year-Old Diplegic Child
title_fullStr Gait Analysis before and after Gastrocnemius Fascia Lengthening for Spastic Equinus Foot Deformity in a 10-Year-Old Diplegic Child
title_full_unstemmed Gait Analysis before and after Gastrocnemius Fascia Lengthening for Spastic Equinus Foot Deformity in a 10-Year-Old Diplegic Child
title_sort gait analysis before and after gastrocnemius fascia lengthening for spastic equinus foot deformity in a 10-year-old diplegic child
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Medicine
issn 1687-9627
1687-9635
publishDate 2010-01-01
description Purpose. This case study quantified kinematic and kinetic effects of gastrocnemius lengthening on gait in a Cerebral Palsy child with equinus foot. Methods. A 10-year-old diplegic child with Cerebral Palsy was evaluated with Gait Analysis (GA) before and after gastrocnemius fascia lengthening, investigating the lower limb joints kinematics and kinetics. Results. Kinematics improved at the level of distal joints, which are directly associated to gastrocnemius, and also at the proximal joint (like hip); improvements were found in ankle kinetics, too. Conclusions. This case study highlighted that GA was effective not only to quantify the results of the treatment but also to help preoperative decision making in dealing with CP child.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/417806
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