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Sagittal joint kinematics, moments, and powers are predominantly characterized by speed of progression, not age, in normal children.

Stansfield, B; Hillman, S; Hazlewood, M; Lawson, Alistair; Mann, A M; Loudon, I R; Robb, J E

Authors

B Stansfield

S Hillman

M Hazlewood

A M Mann

I R Loudon

J E Robb



Abstract

Twenty-six healthy 7-year-old children were enrolled in a 5-year longitudinal study to examine the importance of age and speed in the characterization of sagittal joint angles, moments, and powers. In 740 gait trials, children walking at self-selected speeds were examined on the basis of age and normalized speed [speed/(height x g)1/2]. The kinematics and kinetics in these children were characterized predominantly by normalized speed of progression and not age. The clinical relevance of these findings is that normalized speed of walking, rather than age, should be considered when comparing normal with pathologic gait.

Citation

Stansfield, B., Hillman, S., Hazlewood, M., Lawson, A., Mann, A. M., Loudon, I. R., & Robb, J. E. (2001). Sagittal joint kinematics, moments, and powers are predominantly characterized by speed of progression, not age, in normal children. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 21, 403-411

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jun 1, 2001
Deposit Date Jul 21, 2008
Print ISSN 0271-6798
Electronic ISSN 1539-2570
Publisher Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 21
Pages 403-411
Keywords Physiology; Walking; Gait; Joints; Knee; Hip; Biomechanics; Children; Measurements; Signal processing;
Computer analysis; Movement patterns;
Public URL http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/1828




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