Development of temporal and distance parameters of gait in normal children

S.J. Hillman; B.W. Stansfield; A.M. Richardson; J.E. Robb

doi:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2008.06.012

Development of temporal and distance parameters of gait in normal children

S.J. Hillman, B.W. Stansfield, A.M. Richardson, J.E. Robb

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

39 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Temporal and distance parameters of 33 normal children were obtained from instrumented gait analysis prospectively over five consecutive years. The parameters were normalised to minimise the confounding effects of increasing height and leg length. Rank correlations were performed on normalised speed, normalised stride length, normalised cadence and normalised walk ratio across consecutive pairs of years to examine the ranking of these parameters for an individual child over time. Consistent trends of increasing rank correlation were observed in normalised stride length and normalised walk ratio suggesting that individual children were continuing to adjust these gait parameters towards their own characteristic position within the normal range. Consistent trends were not observed in the rank correlations for normalised speed and normalised cadence. These findings support the concept that individual children predominantly adjusted their cadence to effect changes in speed, while the development of stride length was dictated by other factors specific to the individual child. Rank correlation coefficients for walk ratio between consecutive years increased from the ages of 7-11 years of age and hence walk ratio appears be a feature of gait that matures beyond the age of 7 years. This accords with the proposal that it is an invariant parameter for an individual.

Language	English
Pages	81-85
Number of pages	4
Journal	Gait and Posture
Volume	29
Issue number	1
DOIs	10.1016/j.gaitpost.2008.06.012
Publication status	Published - Jan 2009

Fingerprint

Gait

Leg

Reference Values

Keywords

normal children
gait maturation
prospective study

Cite this

Hillman, S. J., Stansfield, B. W., Richardson, A. M., & Robb, J. E. (2009). Development of temporal and distance parameters of gait in normal children. Gait and Posture, 29(1), 81-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2008.06.012

Hillman, S.J. ; Stansfield, B.W. ; Richardson, A.M. ; Robb, J.E. / Development of temporal and distance parameters of gait in normal children. In: Gait and Posture. 2009 ; Vol. 29, No. 1. pp. 81-85.

@article{5922ef4e1014410fbc405f83243a40ec,

title = "Development of temporal and distance parameters of gait in normal children",

abstract = "Temporal and distance parameters of 33 normal children were obtained from instrumented gait analysis prospectively over five consecutive years. The parameters were normalised to minimise the confounding effects of increasing height and leg length. Rank correlations were performed on normalised speed, normalised stride length, normalised cadence and normalised walk ratio across consecutive pairs of years to examine the ranking of these parameters for an individual child over time. Consistent trends of increasing rank correlation were observed in normalised stride length and normalised walk ratio suggesting that individual children were continuing to adjust these gait parameters towards their own characteristic position within the normal range. Consistent trends were not observed in the rank correlations for normalised speed and normalised cadence. These findings support the concept that individual children predominantly adjusted their cadence to effect changes in speed, while the development of stride length was dictated by other factors specific to the individual child. Rank correlation coefficients for walk ratio between consecutive years increased from the ages of 7-11 years of age and hence walk ratio appears be a feature of gait that matures beyond the age of 7 years. This accords with the proposal that it is an invariant parameter for an individual.",

keywords = "normal children, gait maturation, prospective study",

author = "S.J. Hillman and B.W. Stansfield and A.M. Richardson and J.E. Robb",

year = "2009",

month = "1",

doi = "10.1016/j.gaitpost.2008.06.012",

language = "English",

volume = "29",

pages = "81--85",

journal = "Gait and Posture",

issn = "0966-6362",

number = "1",

}

Hillman, SJ, Stansfield, BW, Richardson, AM & Robb, JE 2009, 'Development of temporal and distance parameters of gait in normal children' Gait and Posture, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 81-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2008.06.012

Development of temporal and distance parameters of gait in normal children. / Hillman, S.J.; Stansfield, B.W.; Richardson, A.M.; Robb, J.E.

In: Gait and Posture, Vol. 29, No. 1, 01.2009, p. 81-85.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

TY - JOUR

T1 - Development of temporal and distance parameters of gait in normal children

AU - Hillman, S.J.

AU - Stansfield, B.W.

AU - Richardson, A.M.

AU - Robb, J.E.

PY - 2009/1

Y1 - 2009/1

N2 - Temporal and distance parameters of 33 normal children were obtained from instrumented gait analysis prospectively over five consecutive years. The parameters were normalised to minimise the confounding effects of increasing height and leg length. Rank correlations were performed on normalised speed, normalised stride length, normalised cadence and normalised walk ratio across consecutive pairs of years to examine the ranking of these parameters for an individual child over time. Consistent trends of increasing rank correlation were observed in normalised stride length and normalised walk ratio suggesting that individual children were continuing to adjust these gait parameters towards their own characteristic position within the normal range. Consistent trends were not observed in the rank correlations for normalised speed and normalised cadence. These findings support the concept that individual children predominantly adjusted their cadence to effect changes in speed, while the development of stride length was dictated by other factors specific to the individual child. Rank correlation coefficients for walk ratio between consecutive years increased from the ages of 7-11 years of age and hence walk ratio appears be a feature of gait that matures beyond the age of 7 years. This accords with the proposal that it is an invariant parameter for an individual.

AB - Temporal and distance parameters of 33 normal children were obtained from instrumented gait analysis prospectively over five consecutive years. The parameters were normalised to minimise the confounding effects of increasing height and leg length. Rank correlations were performed on normalised speed, normalised stride length, normalised cadence and normalised walk ratio across consecutive pairs of years to examine the ranking of these parameters for an individual child over time. Consistent trends of increasing rank correlation were observed in normalised stride length and normalised walk ratio suggesting that individual children were continuing to adjust these gait parameters towards their own characteristic position within the normal range. Consistent trends were not observed in the rank correlations for normalised speed and normalised cadence. These findings support the concept that individual children predominantly adjusted their cadence to effect changes in speed, while the development of stride length was dictated by other factors specific to the individual child. Rank correlation coefficients for walk ratio between consecutive years increased from the ages of 7-11 years of age and hence walk ratio appears be a feature of gait that matures beyond the age of 7 years. This accords with the proposal that it is an invariant parameter for an individual.

KW - normal children

KW - gait maturation

KW - prospective study

UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2008.06.012

U2 - 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2008.06.012

DO - 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2008.06.012

M3 - Article

VL - 29

SP - 81

EP - 85

JO - Gait and Posture

T2 - Gait and Posture