Table 2.
Dorsiflexion at latest followup and functional level pretreatment and at latest followup
Patient | Latest followup | Maximum DFa | Function | ||||
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Length (mos) | Age (mos) | Latest followup | Pretreatment | Latest followup | Braces latest followup | ||
1 | Right | 48.5 | 54.0 | 10° | Only 4 months old | Independent ambulation without assistive device | Hinged AFOs day; DF AFOs night |
Left | 10° | ||||||
2 | Right | 70.0 | 77.0 | −5° | Only 5 months old | Independent ambulation without assistive device; uses wheelchair long distances | KAFOs full-time |
Left | −5° | ||||||
3 | Right | 15.5 | 22.0 | 0° | Preemie (corrected age 3 months); limited active movement | Standing independently with braces | Solid AFO day; KAFO night |
4 | Right | 14.0 | 19.0 | 10° | Only 3 months old, very limited active movement | Rolling; standing in stander with braces | KAFOs (ratcheting knee) full-time |
Left | 10° | ||||||
5 | Right | 13.0 | 56.5 | 10° | Sitting independently; non-ambulatory | Independent ambulation with posterior rollator | Solid AFOs |
Left | 10° | ||||||
6 | Right | 57.5 | 84.5 | 20° | Rolling, not sitting independently | Limited ambulation with posterior rollator in school only | Solid AFOs day; DF AFOs night |
Left | 15° | ||||||
7 | Right | 49.0 | 86.5 | 0° | Sitting independently, standing with support | Limited ambulation with gait trainer; standing in stander | Floor reaction AFOs for ambulation; solid AFOs |
Left | −5° | ||||||
8 | Right | 53.0 | 67.0 | −20° | Not rolling or sitting | Sitting independently, standing with braces for 1 minute | KAFOs |
Left | −20° | ||||||
9 | Right | 20.5 | 39.5 | 10° | Rolling, sitting when propped | Sitting independently, not standing, non-ambulatory | Solid AFOs day; DF AFOs night |
Left | 10° | ||||||
10 | Right | 43.5 | 75.5 | 0° | Rolling, sitting, crawling, not standing, non-ambulatory | Non-ambulatory, uses wheelchair | Solid AFOs; KAFOs (ratcheting knee) |
Left | 0° | ||||||
Mean | 38.5 | 58.2 | 3.2° | ||||
(range) | (13–70) | (19–86.5) | (–20 to 20°) |
aMaximum passive dorsiflexion.