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1st Joint ESMAC-GCMAS Meeting - Análise de Marcha

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O-27<br />

OBJECTIVE IDENTIFCATION OF GAIT ABNORMALITIES<br />

Stebbins, Julie 1 , Pitt, Timothy 2 , Theologis, Tim 1<br />

1 Oxford Gait Laboratory, Oxford, UK<br />

2 Vaquita Software, Zaragoza, Spain<br />

Summary/conclusions<br />

Objective i<strong>de</strong>ntification of kinematic gait abnormalities was implemented on six consecutive<br />

patients at the Oxford Gait Laboratory. This was found to be a useful method for improving<br />

consistency of interpreting gait reports and has potential to enhance reliability of treatment<br />

recommendations.<br />

Introduction<br />

The repeatability of treatment recommendations based on clinical gait analysis has recently<br />

been questioned [1]. An element of this variability may be attributed to lack of consistency in<br />

i<strong>de</strong>ntifying gait abnormalities. A method to automatically generate a list of gait <strong>de</strong>viations is<br />

proposed here and implemented in six individual case studies.<br />

Statement of clinical significance<br />

Automatic i<strong>de</strong>ntfication of gait abnormaliteis aids repeatability of interpreting gait reports and<br />

has potential to produce more consistent treatment recommendations.<br />

Methods<br />

Five sets of kinematic graphs obtained from clinical patients following three-dimensional gait<br />

analysis (Vicon) were reviewed during a routine interpretation session by a consultant<br />

orthopaedic surgeon, a physiotherapist, a bioengineer, an orthotist and a clinical technologist.<br />

Visual i<strong>de</strong>ntification of abnormality was performed through a systematic process and results<br />

were recor<strong>de</strong>d in a table. The same five sets of graphs were then submitted to an automated<br />

assessment of abnormality, using the Parameter Check PlugIn (Vaquita Software). An initial<br />

list of kinematic variables was chosen for analysis and compared to the visual assessment of<br />

kinematic graphs. This list was further refined based on initial results to reflect clinical<br />

relevance. Mean and standard <strong>de</strong>viation values were <strong>de</strong>termined from the kinematic graphs of<br />

36 healthy children. If the difference between recor<strong>de</strong>d value and the healthy mean was<br />

greater than one standard <strong>de</strong>viation, then the variable was <strong>de</strong>emed to be abnormal and recor<strong>de</strong>d<br />

as such. The percentage agreement between the visual observation and automatic list of<br />

abnormalities was calculated. In addition, the kinematic graphs obtained from one patient were<br />

visually reviewed on two separate occasions, to <strong>de</strong>termine percentage of agreement between<br />

visual i<strong>de</strong>ntification of abnormality on different days.<br />

Results<br />

An example of kinematic graphs from a child (age 10 years, 11 months) with spastic diplegic<br />

cerebral palsy is shown in figure 1. The abnormalities which were i<strong>de</strong>ntified automatically<br />

were or<strong>de</strong>red according to the magnitu<strong>de</strong> of the difference from normal and are listed below:<br />

1. Increased knee flexion at initial contact (no. of SDs)<br />

2. Reduced maximum knee extension in stance<br />

3. Reduced maximum hip extension<br />

4. Exaggerated hip flexion in swing<br />

5. Increased average foot external progression<br />

6. Exaggerated peak knee flexion in swing<br />

7. Pelvic obliquity with the right si<strong>de</strong> down<br />

8. Reduced range of dorsiflexion<br />

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