ReviewChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Biomechanical Characteristics of the Typically Developing Toddler Gait: A Narrative Review.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Electronic Systems for Monitoring Pediatric Gait Biomechanical Parameters: A Systematic Review of Embedded Technologies and Human-Machine Interfaces.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Pooled it
- Can slow and (un)steady still win the race? A narrative review of developmental gait characteristics and clinical implications in children born preterm.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Review
- Age-Related Changes in Virtual Pivot Point Position and Variability During Pediatric Gait Development.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Functional symmetrization of neuromotor modules during locomotor development in human infants.Communications biology · 2025Article
- Chronic Implications of Bilateral Foot Pattern Variability in Schoolchildren.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Entheseal variation and locomotor behavior during growth.Journal of anatomy · 2024Article
- Breastfeeding, Walking Onset, and Abdominal Obesity Are Determinants of Physical Fitness among Latin American and Spanish Schoolchildren: A Cross-Cultural Study.Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Slower pace in early walking onset is related to communication, motor skills, and adaptive function in autistic toddlers.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2024Article
- Gut Microbiome Dysbiosis as a Potential Risk Factor for Idiopathic Toe-Walking in Children: A Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Development of running is not related to time since onset of independent walking, a longitudinal case study.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2023Article
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8 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
Independent ambulation is one of the most important motor skills in typically developing toddlers. Gait analysis is a key evaluation method in basic and clinical research. A narrative review on the literature of toddler gait development was conducted following inclusion criteria, explicitly including the factors of English article, age range, no external intervention during the experimental process of studies involved, the non-symptomatic toddler, and no pathological gait. Studies about toddlers' morphological, physiological, and biomechanical aspects at this developmental stage were identified. Remarkable gait characteristics and specific development rules of toddlers at different ages were reported. Changes in gait biomechanics are age and walking experience-dependent. Gait patterns are related to the maturation of the neuro and musculoskeletal systems. This review thus provides critical and theoretical information and the nature of toddler walking development for clinicians and other scientific researchers. Future studies may systematically recruit subjects with more explicit criteria with larger samples for longitudinal studies. A particular design could be conducted to analyze empirically before practical application. Additionally, the influence of external interventions on the development of toddler gait may need consideration for gait development in the toddler cohort.
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