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- Title
A comparison of foot-switch and EMG analysis of varus deformities of the feet of children with cerebral palsy.
- Authors
Wills, Chris A.; Hoffer, M. Mark; Perry, Jacquelin; Wills, C A; Hoffer, M M; Perry, J
- Abstract
Fifty-one children with cerebral palsy who were candidates for surgery for equinovarus deformities of the foot had their gait evaluated by means of foot-switches and electromyography to determine the contribution of the anterior tibialis and posterior tibialis muscles to the deformity. Seven EMG patterns and five foot-switch patterns were identified, but there was no correlation between the EMG and foot-switch patterns. Foot-switch data alone could not identify the deforming muscles or their patterns, so are not adequate for planning surgical correction of varus feet of children with cerebral palsy.
- Publication
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 1988, Vol 30, Issue 2, p227
- ISSN
0012-1622
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1469-8749.1988.tb04755.x