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.
%0 Journal Article
%1 Wills1988
%A Wills, C. A.
%A Hoffer, M. M.
%A Perry, J.
%D 1988
%J Dev Med Child Neurol
%K Cerebral Palsy; Child; Electromyography; Foot Deformities, Acquired; Humans; Muscles
%N 2
%P 227--231
%T A comparison of foot-switch and EMG analysis of varus deformities of the feet of children with cerebral palsy.
%V 30
%X 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.
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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.},
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author = {Wills, C. A. and Hoffer, M. M. and Perry, J.},
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keywords = {Cerebral Palsy; Child; Electromyography; Foot Deformities, Acquired; Humans; Muscles},
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title = {A comparison of foot-switch and EMG analysis of varus deformities of the feet of children with cerebral palsy.},
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