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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 5.

Linear data scores measured in SDR-PT, PT-only, and ND groups*

SDR-PT Group (29 children)
PT-Only Group (36 children)
Linear Data Variable Preop Postop (8 mos) Postop (20 mos) Pre-PT Post-PT (8 mos) Post-PT (20 mos) ND Group (39 children)
gait speed (cm/sec) 81 ± 22 91 ± 25 101 ± 24§ 91 ± 26 90 ± 22 93 ± 22 113 ± 18
stride length (cm) 79 ± 21 90 ± 22 96 ± 17§ 85 ± 21 88 ± 18 90 ± 19 110 ± 21
cadence (steps/min) 122 ± 26 122 ± 28 126 ± 27 129 ± 25 124 ± 24 124 ± 21 124 ± 14
*

Data unavailable in four children.

Significantly different pre- to posttreatment change compared with the change in the PT-only group (p < 0.05).

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

§

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