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History and Physical Examination Components of Gait Analysis

Cerebral Palsy

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Diagnostic clinical gait analysis is a multimodality approach to evaluating the abnormal gait of children especially those with cerebral palsy (CP). Gait analysis includes imaging with video. Measurements of three-dimensional motion using multiple cameras for kinematic analysis and kinetic evaluation assess forces by using force plates. Muscle activity is recorded using electromyography (EMG). Assessment of the foot posture and its floor contact uses a pressure sensitive mat and is called pedobarography. A very important aspect of the gait analysis is a structured history and physical examination. This aspect of the data collection requires well-defined elements that are consistently collected with defined reliability and accuracy. A reliable and accurate interpretation of the data analysis cannot be performed unless there is an accurate and reliable history and physical examination. The goal of this chapter is to define the history and physical examination that is typically performed as part of a diagnostic clinical gait analysis for individuals with CP.

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  1. The Gait and Motion Analysis Laboratory, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA

    Daveda Taylor

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  1. Alfred I. duPont Institute, Wilmington, DE, USA

    Freeman Miller

  2. Cerebral Palsy Program, AI DuPont Hospital for Children , Wilmington, DE, USA

    Steven Bachrach

  3. AI DuPont Hospital for Children , Wilmington, DE, USA

    Nancy Lennon

  4. Drexel University, PHILADELPHIA, PA, USA

    Margaret O'Neil

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Taylor, D. (2018). History and Physical Examination Components of Gait Analysis. In: Miller, F., Bachrach, S., Lennon, N., O'Neil, M. (eds) Cerebral Palsy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50592-3_229-1

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