Intrinsic gait variability (GV), i.e., fluctuations in the regularity of gait patterns between repetitive cycles, is inherent to the sensorimotor system and influenced by factors such as age and pathology. Increased GV is associated with gait impairments in individuals with cerebral palsy (CP) and has been mainly studied based on spatiotemporal parameters. The present study aimed to describe kinematic GV in young people with CP and its associations with clinical impairments [i.e., passive range of motion (pROM), muscle weakness, reduced selective motor control (selectivity), and spasticity]. This retrospective study included 177 participants with CP (age range 5-25 years; Gross Motor Function Classification System I-III) representing 289 clinical gait analyses [n = 172 for unilateral CP (uCP) vs. 117 for bilateral CP (bCP)]. As variability metrics, Root Mean Square Deviation (RMSD) for nine lower-limb kinematic parameters and Gait Standard Deviation (GaitSD) - as composite score of the kinematic parameters - were computed for the affected (unilateral = uCP) and most affected side (bilateral = bCP), respectively, as defined by clinical scores. GaitSD was then computed for the non/less-affected side for between leg comparisons. Uni- and multivariate linear regressions were subsequently performed on GaitSD of the affected/most affected side with all clinical impairments (composite scores) as independent variables. Highest RMSD were found in the transverse plane (hip, pelvis), for distal joints in the sagittal plane (knee, ankle) and for foot progression. GaitSD was not different between uCP and bCP (affected/most affected side) but higher in the non-affected vs. affected side in uCP. GaitSD was associated with age (p < 0.001), gait deviation index (GDI) (p < 0.05), muscle weakness (p < 0.001), selectivity (p < 0.05), and pROM (p < 0.001). After adjustment for age and GDI, GaitSD remained associated with muscle weakness (uCP: p = 0.003, bCP: p < 0.001) and selectivity (bCP: p = 0.024). Kinematic GV ...


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    Title :

    Are Clinical Impairments Related to Kinematic Gait Variability in Children and Young Adults With Cerebral Palsy?


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    Publication date :

    2022-01-01


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    Frontiers in human neuroscience, vol. 16, pp. 816088



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    Article (Journal)


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    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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    DDC:    610 / 629




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