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ArticleInternational journal of clinical practice2022

Gait Rehabilitation in Ambulant Diplegic Children Using Botulinum A Injection and Ankle Weights.

Nahla M Ibrahim, Hatem Galal Abdallah Ibrahim, Tarek Alsayad, Mahrous I Seddeek, Talal A Dawa, Adel Ibrahim Azzam, Abd El-Hamid Gaber, Ashraf Abdelkader

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Nahla M IbrahimDepartment of Physical Therapy for Paediatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9443-6080
Hatem Galal Abdallah IbrahimDepartment of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine (Boys), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2906-9162
Tarek AlsayadDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine (Boys), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mahrous I SeddeekDepartment of Neurology, Al-Azhar University, Faculty of Medicine (Boys), Cairo, Egypt.
Talal A DawaDepartment of Neurology, Al-Azhar University, Faculty of Medicine (Boys), Cairo, Egypt.
Adel Ibrahim AzzamDepartment of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine (Boys), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Abd El-Hamid GaberDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Shebin Al Kawm, Egypt.
Ashraf AbdelkaderDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine (Boys), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

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Abstract

Objectives: Standing and walking serve an individual's basic needs to move from place to place, and both are the most common activities that people do daily. So, this study aims to investigate the combined effect of botulinum A injection and ankle weight on excessive knee flexion in diplegic children with crouch gait. Methods: Sixty children with spastic diplegia walking with a crouch gait were included in this study. They were divided equally into three groups (twenty in each): group Results: There was no significant difference between groups before treatment regarding all measured variables. group Conclusion: The combination of botulinum A injection and ankle weights was more effective in controlling excessive knee flexion in diplegic children with a crouch gait.

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AnkleBotulinum Toxins, Type AChildGaitHumansMuscle, SkeletalMuscle SpasticityRange of Motion, ArticularTreatment OutcomeBotulinum Toxins, Type A

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