BACKGROUND: Studies revealed that pelvis and shoulder girdle kinematics is impaired in @entity1 with the diplegic form of @entity306 while walking. The features of 3D coordination between these segments, however, have never been evaluated. METHODS: The gait analyses of 27 @entity1 with @entity306 (18 males; mean age 124months) have been retrospectively reviewed from the database of a Movement Analysis Laboratory. The spatial-temporal parameters and the range-of-motions of the pelvis and of the shoulder girdle on the three planes of motion have been calculated. Continuous relative phase has been calculated for the 3D pelvis-shoulder girdle couplings on the transverse, sagittal and frontal planes of motion to determine coordination between these segments. Data from 10 typically developed @entity1 have been used for comparison. Findings @entity1 with @entity306 walk with lower velocity (P=0.01), shorter steps (P<0.0001), larger base of support (P<0.01) and increased duration of the double support phase (P=0.005) when compared to typically developed @entity1 . The mean continuous relative phase on the transverse plane has been found lower in the @entity306 group throughout the gait cycle (P=0.003), as well as in terminal stance, pre-swing and mid-swing. The age, gait speed and pelvis range-of-motions on the transverse plane have been found correlated to continuous relative phase on the transverse plane. Interpretation Compared with typically developed @entity1 , @entity1 with @entity306 show a more in-phase coordination between the pelvis and the shoulder girdle on the transverse plane while walking.

Coordination between pelvis and shoulder girdle during walking in XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'Children'] @entity306 :: ('MESH:D002547', 'Disease') :: ['bilateral cerebral palsy', 'cerebral palsy']
@entity306 :: (MESH:D002547,Disease) :: ['bilateral cerebral palsy']
