Abstract
We compared the gait pattern before and after surgery in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Twelve children (6 male, 6 female) with CP were assessed; eight patients had spastic diplegia and four patients had spastic hemiplegia. Stride length, step width, cadence and walking velocity were measured using large-sized force plate, and weighting-off effect, acceleration force ratio and deceleration force ratio were assessed. Stride length and walking velocity were significantly improved, cadence and step width tended to decrease. Weighting-off effect, at three months after surgery, was decreased. However one year after surgery, it increased signicantly. The difference of the affected side to un-affected side in deceleration and acceleration force was decreased after surgery.
