Analysis of walking ability of school aged children with cerebral palsy.

LIU Hao; SHI Wei; ZHOU Mei-qin; LI Hui-juan; YANG Hong; RAN Xiao-hua.

doi:10.11852/zgetbjzz2016-24-12-19

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Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2016, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (12) : 1296-1298. DOI: 10.11852/zgetbjzz2016-24-12-19

Analysis of walking ability of school aged children with cerebral palsy.

LIU Hao¹,SHI Wei²,ZHOU Mei-qin³,LI Hui-juan¹,YANG Hong²,RAN Xiao-hua³.

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Objective To determine the waking ability of teenagers with cerebral palsy at school age. Methods Fifty-three students with cerebral palsy were selected including 36 males and 17 females.The average age were (12.2±2.7) years old with range from 7.0 to 17.9.Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) gradeⅠ had 15 cases and grade Ⅱ had 38 cases.10 m run test (10 mRT) and 1-minute walk test (1MWT) were applied to evaluate the walking speed.6-minute walk test (6MWT) was applied to assess the walking endurance and physical cost index (PCI) was applied to assess the walking energy consumption.All the students accepted retest after at least three months.The first test outcomes between GMFCSⅠand Ⅱ meanwhile and the difference between the first and the second test results were compared. Results In the first test,the walking speed of the students with GMFCS gradeⅠwas significantly faster than those with GMFCS gradeⅡ(P<0.01) and the walking endurance was also better in GMFCS gradeⅠ(P<0.001).There was no statistical difference for the PCI between them.All the students with cerebral palsy received the second test after (4.8±1.3) months of average and there was no statistical difference of the results between the two tests. Conclusions Among the teenagers with cerebral palsy at school age,the walking speed and distance of students with GMFCS gradeⅠ are significantly better than those with GMFCS grade Ⅱ.However,there is no remarkable difference in walking energy consumption.After short-term interval,all the test parameters of walking ability stay the same.

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cerebral palsy / waking ability / speed / endurance / energy consumption

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LIU Hao,SHI Wei,ZHOU Mei-qin,LI Hui-juan,YANG Hong,RAN Xiao-hua.. Analysis of walking ability of school aged children with cerebral palsy.[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 2016, 24(12): 1296-1298 https://doi.org/10.11852/zgetbjzz2016-24-12-19

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