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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Jun 10.
Published in final edited form as: J Neurosurg. 2006 Jul;105(1 Suppl):8–15. doi: 10.3171/ped.2006.105.1.8

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).