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ArticleJournal of children's orthopaedics2024

Changes in foot posture evaluated with dynamic pedobarography over the course of childhood in ambulatory youth with cerebral palsy.

Chris Church, Nancy Lennon, Madison Lennon, John D Henley, Thomas Shields, Tim Niiler, Daveda A Taylor, M Wade Shrader, Freeman Miller

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Article in Journal of children's orthopaedics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  4. Morphological variations in the talus and calcaneus in adults with cerebral palsy comparing with and without lateral column lengthening.The Journal of foot and ankle surgery : official publication of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
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9 authors.

Chris ChurchDepartment of Orthopaedics, Nemours Children's Hospital Delaware, Wilmington, DE, USA.
Nancy LennonDepartment of Orthopaedics, Nemours Children's Hospital Delaware, Wilmington, DE, USA.
Madison LennonDepartment of Orthopaedics, Nemours Children's Hospital Delaware, Wilmington, DE, USA.
John D HenleyDepartment of Orthopaedics, Nemours Children's Hospital Delaware, Wilmington, DE, USA.
Thomas ShieldsDepartment of Orthopaedics, Nemours Children's Hospital Delaware, Wilmington, DE, USA.
Tim NiilerDepartment of Orthopaedics, Nemours Children's Hospital Delaware, Wilmington, DE, USA.
Daveda A TaylorDepartment of Orthopaedics, Nemours Children's Hospital Delaware, Wilmington, DE, USA.
M Wade ShraderDepartment of Orthopaedics, Nemours Children's Hospital Delaware, Wilmington, DE, USA.
Freeman MillerDepartment of Orthopaedics, Nemours Children's Hospital Delaware, Wilmington, DE, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0033-5623

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: Foot deformities are prevalent in children with cerebral palsy, but there is limited research on the progression of foot posture during growth. Our study aimed to evaluate the change in dynamic foot posture in children with cerebral palsy. Methods: Children with cerebral palsy, aged 17-40 months, were recruited to participate in this Institutional Review Board-approved prospective longitudinal study by having serial foot posture evaluations. The coronal plane index and foot segmental impulses were measured with dynamic pedobarography. Data were compared between children stratified by Gross Motor Function Classification System level and typically developing children using serial Welch's Results: In total, 33 children (54 limbs) were included in the analysis (21 bilateral and 12 unilateral; Gross Motor Function Classification System: I-13, II-14, III-4, IV-2. Children completed 16.9 (± 4.4) evaluations (initial age 2.9 (± 0.7) and final age 18.6 (± 1.7) years)). Early valgus foot posture normalizes in children at Gross Motor Function Classification System levels I/II and persists in children at levels III/IV who do not have foot surgery. For most young children, foot posture development is variable. Conclusion: Foot posture in young children with cerebral palsy begins in valgus and tends to normalize in youth who walk without an assistive device. Conservative management of foot deformity is recommended in early childhood. Level of evidence: Level II, prognostic study.

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Cerebral palsydevelopmentdynamic pedobarographyfootlongitudinal changepediatrics

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PMID38348441
PMCPMC10859121
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