TY - JOUR
T1 - Sagittal joint kinematics, moments, and powers are predominantly characterised by speed of progression, not age, in normal children
AU - Stansfield, B.W.
AU - Hazelwood, M.E.
AU - Hillman, S.J.
AU - Lawson, A.M.
AU - Loudon, I.R.
AU - Mann, A.M.
AU - Robb, J.E.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - 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 xg)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.
AB - 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 xg)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.
KW - paediatrics
KW - orthopaedics
KW - children
KW - kinetics
KW - walking
UR - http://www.pedorthopaedics.com/
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00004694-200105000-00027
U2 - 10.1097/00004694-200105000-00027
DO - 10.1097/00004694-200105000-00027
M3 - Article
SN - 0271-6798
VL - 21
SP - 403
EP - 411
JO - Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
JF - Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
IS - 3
ER -
