The gait profile score to assess the effects of ankle-foot orthoses in the gait of children with cerebral palsy

• Author(s): Ricardo, Diogo ; Raposo, Maria ; Veloso, António ; João, Filipa
• Date: 2022
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/15370
• Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa
• Subject(s): Prosthetics; Orthotics; Cerebral palsy; Children; Ankle-foot orthoses
• Document Type: Conference object
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): RCIPL

Description

Introduction: The ankle-foot orthosis is the most common non-invasive therapeutic intervention used to correct gait deviations, especially in children with Cerebral Palsy (CP). Several studies demonstrated that its use improved spatio-temporal and kinematic outcomes. However, biomechanical reports can be complex and may need experience to correctly interpret the results. Gait deviation indices, such as the Gait Profile Score (GPS) intend to summarize some clinically meaningful parameters and clarify in which way an ankle-foot orthosis impacts gait in children with CP. Research question: The aim of this study was to assess if GPS reflects the effect of AFO use on a sample of children with CP while walking.