Table 1.
Kinematic features in the barefoot condition.
| Spastic diplegia | Spastic hemiplegia | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 24 | Pre-BTX | Post-BTX | Pre-BTX | Post-BTX |
| Trunk sag. (ROM, deg) | 8.9 ± 4.4 | 8.5 ± 4.0 | 10.9 ± 13.2 | 6.2 ± 2.3 |
| Trunk front. (ROM, deg) | 5.6 ± 2.7 | 6.3 ± 3.0 | 6.2 ± 3.5 | 5.9 ± 2.2 |
| Trunk trans. (ROM, deg) | 12.2 ± 4.7 | 15.2 ± 7.7 | 9.1 ± 5.6 | 12.4 ± 4.6 |
| Variance of PV1 (%) | 76.6 ± 4.3 | 72.9 ± 5.3 | 77.8 ± 6.0 | 76.9 ± 4.4 |
| Variance of PV2 (%) | 23.1 ± 4.3 | 26.8 ± 5.3 | 21.6 ± 5.9 | 22.7 ± 4.3 |
| Variance of PV3 (%) | 0.3 ± 0.2 | 0.3 ± 0.2 | 0.6 ± 0.4 | 0.5 ± 0.2 |
| Covariation plane angle (deg) | 10.3 ± 4.7 | 8.4 ± 4.1 | 9.6 ± 5.0 | 7.1 ± 4.2 |
| Minimal relative phase | −124.6 ± 13.4 | −124.7 ± 19.7 | −143.2 ± 14.3 | −140.8 ± 8.1 |
Mean and standard deviation; * significant difference (p < 0.05) between pre- and post-BTX; ** significant difference (p < 0.05) between diplegia and hemiplegia.