Prevalence of specific gait abnormalities in children with cerebral palsy revisited: influence of age, prior surgery, and Gross Motor Function Classification System level
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology2016Vol. 59(1), pp. 79–88
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Abstract
The prevalence of gait abnormalities varies by GMFCS level, but similarities exist among levels. The study results suggest that in younger children, particularly those in GMFCS levels III and IV, treatments for equinus and in-toeing should be undertaken with caution because these problems tend to decrease with age even without orthopedic intervention. Such children may end up with the 'opposite' deformities of calcaneal crouch and out-toeing, which tend to increase in prevalence with age.
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