2018 Volume 35 Issue 3 Pages 350-355
We report a female whose gait characteristics was analyzed using a three–dimensional motion analysis device in the exacerbation (three months after onset) and recovery (eight months after onset) periods. In the exacerbation period, she showed an increased dorsiflexion angle in the terminal stance and decreased dorsiflexion angle in the terminal swing in the ankle joints, increased extension angle in the stance phase in the knee joints, and increased extension angle in the terminal swing in the hip joints in association with muscle weakness. She also showed increased ankle plantar flexion moment, increased hip extension moment, and decreased knee extension moment. In the recovery period, she showed increases of all joint angles excluding the ankle dorsiflexion angle in the terminal swing, accompanied by an increase in the muscle strength. On the other hand, joint moments in the recovery period were similar to those in the exacerbation period.
