Congenital Clubfoot: Difficulties in Maintaining the Use of the Dennis-Brown Orthosis by Caregivers.

This study aimed to identify the main difficulties faced by the family when a child with congenital clubfoot (CC) uses the Dennis-Brown orthosis.  This study interviewed via Google Forms caregivers of children treated from 2015 to 2018 regarding their difficulties in orthosis use.  The answers revealed that orthosis-related difficulties are independent of the child's gender, age, or affected side.

Reliability and validity of the gait classification system in children with cerebral palsy (GCS-CP).

Background: Gait classification systems (GCS) may enable clinicians to differentiate gait patterns into clinically significant categories that assist in clinical decision-making and assessment of outcomes. Davids and Bagley in 2014 [1] described a GCS for children with cerebral palsy (GCS-CP). The purpose of our study was to use the GCS-CP for the first time on a sample of patients with CP and to evaluate the reliability and utility of the classification system.

RESULTS OF ORTHOSES USED ON AMBULATORY PATIENTS WITH BILATERAL CEREBRAL PALSY.

Objective: To investigate the impact of ankle-foot orthoses (AFO) on subjects diagnosed with bilateral cerebral palsy (CP) using the gait index and temporal data parameters.

Methods: Twenty-four subjects, 14 male and 10 female, with a mean age of 11 (5-17 years old), underwent a comprehensive gait analysis under both barefoot (BF) and braced walking conditions. All children had been wearing the orthoses for at least 2 months before the gait analysis.

Reliability and Minimum Detectable Change of the Gait Deviation Index (GDI) in post-stroke patients.

The Gait Deviation Index (GDI) is a summary measure that provides a global picture of gait kinematic data. Since the ability to walk is critical for post-stroke patients, the aim of this study was to determine the reliability and Minimum Detectable Change (MDC) of the GDI in this patient population. Twenty post-stroke patients (11 males, 9 females; mean age, 55.

Osteochondral sequelae of meningococcemia: radiographic aspects.

The authors retrospectively analyzed the files of 11 patients with osteochondral sequelae of meningococcemia, which were referred to this service between 1988 and 1996. The purpose of this study was to radiographically evaluate bone and physeal injuries observed in these patients, deformities caused by them and correlate these findings with the current literature. During radiographic evaluation of patients with sequelae of meningococcemia, two distinct parameters should be observed: bone injury and physeal plate injury patterns.