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Evaluation of Locomotor Function in Patients with CP Based on Muscle Length Changes

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The aim of this study was to analyze locomotor function of children with cerebral palsy based on changes in muscle length and to evaluate if the muscle length changes may be used as a diagnostic indicator. The study group consisted of 23 people with normal gait and 3 patients with cerebral palsy. Locomotor function tests were performed using the BTS Smart system, while the length of the muscles were determined using mathematical modeling methods with the help of Anybody Modeling System software. In this study the muscle group functioning in connection with the knee joint were analyzed. The results of muscle length changes for children with CP were compared to those of people with no evidence of impaired locomotor function, as well as to the values of GGI and GDI indicators and to kinematic parameters.

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The study was supported by the research grant DEC-2011/01/B/NZ7/02695 of the National Science Center.

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  1. Department of Biomechatronics, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, F. D. Roosevelta 40, 41-800, Zabrze, Poland

    Katarzyna Nowakowska, Robert Michnik, Katarzyna Jochymczyk-Woźniak & Jacek Jurkojć

  2. Department of Paediatrics and Developmental Age Neurology, Chair of Paediatrics, Medical University of Silesia, Medyków 16, 40-752, Katowice, Poland

    Ilona Kopyta

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Nowakowska, K., Michnik, R., Jochymczyk-Woźniak, K., Jurkojć, J., Kopyta, I. (2017). Evaluation of Locomotor Function in Patients with CP Based on Muscle Length Changes. In: Gzik, M., Tkacz, E., Paszenda, Z., Piętka, E. (eds) Innovations in Biomedical Engineering. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 526. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47154-9_19

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