Analysis of lower limb skeletal geometry in children with cerebral palsy.
Published: 2004
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
Description: Clinical gait assessment of children with cerebral palsy (CP) is common practise, yet the gait models used are often based on the anthropometry of average-sized healthy adults. This study investigated the variability in skeletal landmarks of the lower extremities between able-bodied adults, able-bodied children, and children with spastic CP. The accuracy of femoral anteversion (FAV) and tibial torsion (TT) measurements from clinical and MRI estimates was examined. Statistical analysis on landmark data showed very little significant differences between the two child groups, however, a substantially higher number of significant differences were found between the able-bodied adults and both child groups. Clinical measurements of FAV and TT were found to be poor predictors of the MRI measurements. FAV and TT were sensitive to the estimate of the shaft axis. Findings from this study provide a strong motivation for developing better scaling and landmark prediction methods for children with CP.
Notes: Adviser:  Stephen Naumann.

Thesis (M.A.Sc.)--University of Toronto, 2004.

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Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 43-03, page: 0904.

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