TABLE 4.

Gait kinematics scores measured in SDR-PT, PT-only, and ND groups^*

	SDR-PT Group (29 children)			PT-Only Group (36 children)
Gait Kinematics Variable (°)	Preop	Postop (8 mos)	Postop (20 mos)	Pre-PT	Post-PT (8 mos)	Post-PT (20 mos)	ND Group (39 children)
ankle DF at IC	−5 ± 7	−4 ± 6	−4 ± 6	−3 ± 7	−3 ± 7	−2 ± 6	−2 ± 3
ankle DF/PF ROM	15 ± 8†	16 ± 6	16 ± 4†	17 ± 7†	17 ± 6	19 ± 7†	20 ± 5
knee flex at IC‡	32 ± 12†	28 ± 11	28 ± 12†	29 ± 8†	28 ± 9	30 ± 8†	3 ± 3
knee flex/ext ROM‡	44 ± 13†	49 ± 12	52 ± 13†§	45 ± 12†	46 ± 13	47 ± 13†	61 ± 4
hip flex/ext ROM‡	43 ± 7	46 ± 7	46 ± 8	43 ± 7	43 ± 7	43 ± 7	40 ± 4
pelvic tilt ROM‡	8 ± 3†	7 ± 3	6 ± 3‡§	7 ± 3†	8 ± 3	7 ± 3†	3 ± 1
pelvis rot ROM	19 ± 7†	17 ± 6	18 ± 4†§	17 ± 7†	18 ± 7	18 ± 7†	11 ± 6
trunk rot ROM	15 ± 9†	11 ± 5	12 ± 7†	12 ± 6†	12 ± 6	12 ± 6†	5 ± 2
ext foot prog angle‡	−3 ± 18	−7 ± 15	−9 ± 15	−7 ± 13	−8 ± 12	−5 ± 11	−9 ± 5

^*Data unavailable in four children. Abbreviations: IC = initial contact; prog = progression; rot = rotation.

^†Significantly different from the ND group (p < 0.05).

^‡Significantly different pre- to posttreatment change compared with that found for the PT group (p < 0.05).

^§Significantly different from pretreatment or initial visit (p < 0.05).