Unilateral hip subluxation in the low lumbar level spina bifida child: A gait analysis evaluation

1994 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 60
Author(s):  
Eiffel Dobashi ◽  
Luciano Dias ◽  
John Sarwark ◽  
Carolyn Moore ◽  
Stephen Vankoski
2019 ◽  
Vol 67 ◽  
pp. 128-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole M. Mueske ◽  
Sylvia Õunpuu ◽  
Deirdre D. Ryan ◽  
Bitte S. Healy ◽  
Jeffrey Thomson ◽  
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Author(s):  
C. M. Duffy ◽  
A. E. Hill ◽  
A. P. Cosgrove ◽  
I. S. Corry ◽  
R. A. B. Mollan ◽  
...  

Symmetry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 1595
Author(s):  
Melissa A. Bent ◽  
Eva M. Ciccodicola ◽  
Susan A. Rethlefsen ◽  
Tishya A. L. Wren

Spina bifida (SB) is caused by incomplete neural tube closure and results in multiple impairments, including muscle weakness. The severity of muscle weakness depends on the neurologic lesion level. Though typically symmetric, there can be asymmetries in neurologic lesion level, motor strength, skeletal structures, and body composition that affect patients’ gait and function. Using body segment and joint motion obtained through 3D computerized motion analysis, we evaluated asymmetry and range of motion at the hip, pelvis, and trunk in the frontal and transverse planes during gait in 57 ambulatory children with SB and 48 typically developing controls. Asymmetry and range of hip, pelvis, and trunk motion in the frontal and transverse planes were significantly greater for patients with mid-lumbar and higher level lesions compared with those having sacral/low-lumbar level lesions and controls without disability (p ≤ 0.01). Crutch use decreased asymmetry of trunk rotation in mid-lumbar level patients from 10.5° to 2.6° (p ≤ 0.01). Patients with asymmetric involvement (sacral level on one side and L3-4 on the other) functioned similarly to sacral level patients, suggesting that they may be better categorized using their stronger side rather than their weaker side as is traditional. The information gained from this study may be useful to clinicians when assessing bracing and assistive device needs for patients with asymmetric SB involvement.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 01-12
Author(s):  
Marcel Rupcich G ◽  
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Ricardo J Bravo ◽  

Myelomeningocele results from failure of the neural tube to close in the developing fetus and is associated with neurological impairment (Incidence 1:1000 births). The level of the anatomic lesion generally correlates with the neurological deficit and ranges from complete paralysis to minimal or in some cases no motor involvement. Myelomeningocele or Spina bifida can lead to health problems, physical disabilities, and learning problems. Most commonly, associated with paralysis of the lower extremities and neurogenic bladder. Treatment requires multidisciplinary participation. The functional classification that concerns us in this review includes three types and were obtained through gait analysis. Keywords: Spina bifida; instrumental; gait analysis; kinematics and kinetics; orthotics


1996 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 786-791 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. M. Duffy ◽  
A. E. Hill ◽  
A. P. Cosgrove ◽  
I. S. Corry ◽  
R. A. B. Mollan ◽  
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1998 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 204-208
Author(s):  
Shinji Watanabe ◽  
Kazumasa Yamaguchi ◽  
Katsuhiro Kawahara ◽  
Shoichi Kawagoe ◽  
Naoya Tajima

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