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ArticleJournal of physical therapy science2018

Correlation between the Gait Deviation Index and skeletal muscle mass in children with spastic cerebral palsy.

Naomichi Matsunaga, Tadashi Ito, Koji Noritake, Hiroshi Sugiura, Yasunari Kamiya, Yuji Ito, Jun Mizusawa, Hideshi Sugiura

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Naomichi MatsunagaDepartment of Physical Therapy, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University: 1-1-20 Daiko-minami, Higashi-ku, Nagoya 461-8673, Japan.
Tadashi ItoThree-dimensional Motion Analysis Room, Aichi Prefecture Mikawa Aoitori Medical and Rehabilitation Center for Developmental Disabilities, Japan.
Koji NoritakeDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Aichi Prefecture Mikawa Aoitori Medical and Rehabilitation Center for Developmental Disabilities, Japan.
Hiroshi SugiuraDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Aichi Prefecture Mikawa Aoitori Medical and Rehabilitation Center for Developmental Disabilities, Japan.
Yasunari KamiyaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagoya University Hospital, Japan.
Yuji ItoDepartment of Pediatrics, Aichi Prefecture Mikawa Aoitori Medical and Rehabilitation Center for Developmental Disabilities, Japan.
Jun MizusawaDepartment of Physical Therapy, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University: 1-1-20 Daiko-minami, Higashi-ku, Nagoya 461-8673, Japan.
Hideshi SugiuraDepartment of Physical Therapy, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University: 1-1-20 Daiko-minami, Higashi-ku, Nagoya 461-8673, Japan.

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Abstract

[Purpose] This study aimed to identify a simple and useful muscle parameter for use with the Gait Deviation Index in assessment of ambulatory children with unilateral and bilateral spastic cerebral palsy. [Participants and Methods] Twenty-eight patients (aged 6 to 18 years; 16 females and 12 males) participated in this cross-sectional study. Outcome measurements included the Gait Deviation Index, grip strength, 5-repetition chair stand test, upper limb skeletal muscle mass index, and lower limb skeletal muscle mass index. [Results] By multiple regression analysis, significant independent correlations were observed between the Gait Deviation Index and 5-repetition chair stand test and the Gait Deviation Index and lower limb skeletal muscle mass index, but not between the Gait Deviation Index and grip strength or upper limb skeletal muscle mass index. [Conclusion] The Gait Deviation Index was correlated with lower limb muscle mass in children with spastic cerebral palsy. Determination of lower limb muscle mass may be useful gait evaluation.

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Cerebral palsyGait Deviation IndexSkeletal muscle mass index

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PMCPMC6127487

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