ArticleJournal of exercise rehabilitation2019
Differences of the ankle plantar flexor length in typically developing children and children with spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy.
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The purpose of this study is to analyze the lengths of the medial and lateral gastrocnemius and soleus muscles in children with spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy to quantitatively assess the structural differences in skeletal muscles. This study included 10 children with spastic cerebral palsy and 10 children with typically development. To assess the changes in the length of the ankle plantar flexor due to cerebral palsy, we utilized both gait analysis and software for interactive musculoskeletal modeling to model skeletal muscle length. With this model, the differences in the lengths of the medial and lateral gastrocnemius and soleus muscles were assessed at different knee (0°, 45°, and 90°) and ankle (-10°, 0°, 15°, and 30°) angles. Muscle length on the paretic group was shorter than the typically developing and nonparetic group for all three muscles (medial and lateral gastrocnemius and soleus muscles) for knee and ankle angles. These results were not statistically significant. Normalized muscle lengths in the dynamic/static status revealed a significant difference in the length of the lateral gastrocnemius muscle between the cerebral palsy and typically developing group. I observed muscle shortening on the paretic side of the children with cerebral palsy. This finding suggests that the recovery of plantar flexor length is the most important issue that must be resolved for normal gait and motor function.
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