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ABSTRACT: Background
A novel splint, the assisting ankle-foot orthoses (AFO), was developed to provide adjustable sustained stretching to improve conservative treatment for equinus deformities in children with cerebral palsy (CP). The treatment effect was validated by follow-up visits.Methods
This study involved subjects between 2 and 12 years old, including 28 CP children treated with splint-assisted AFO correction, 30 CP children treated with static AFO correction, and 30 normal children with typical development (TD). Quantitative pedobarographic measurements were taken to evaluate the effect of splint-assisted AFO correction. The heel/forefoot ratio was introduced to indicate the degree of the equinus deformity during treatment.Results
The results showed that the heel/forefoot ratios were 1.41?±?0.26 for the TD children; 0.65?±?0.41, 1.02?±?0.44, and 1.24?±?0.51 for the splint-assisted AFO correction before and after 6-month and 12-month treatments; 0.59?±?0.37, 0.67?±?0.44, and 0.66?±?0.42 for the static AFO correction before and after 6-month and 12-month treatments.Conclusions
This study suggests that correction with the adjustable splint-assisted AFO is an effective treatment for equinus deformity in CP Children.
SUBMITTER: Chen W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5738005 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen Wei W Liu Xiaoyu X Pu Fang F Yang Yang Y Wang Lizhen L Liu Hong H Fan Yubo Y
Medicine 20171001 40
<h4>Background</h4>A novel splint, the assisting ankle-foot orthoses (AFO), was developed to provide adjustable sustained stretching to improve conservative treatment for equinus deformities in children with cerebral palsy (CP). The treatment effect was validated by follow-up visits.<h4>Methods</h4>This study involved subjects between 2 and 12 years old, including 28 CP children treated with splint-assisted AFO correction, 30 CP children treated with static AFO correction, and 30 normal children ...[more]