Muscle Coordination and Energy Cost in Voluntary Crouch Gait
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Introduction Crouch gait is a well known pathological gait pattern that is often present in diplegic children with a cerebral palsy, eg. [1]. Though the effect of crouch gait on muscle length and interventions at the muscular level on the crouch position are well studied [2,3], it is not known how changes in muscle kinetics are related to the changed posture and mechanisms of propulsion. However, quantitative electromyography can be used to compare muscle kinetics [4]. This study aimed to describe the change in muscle co-ordination and energy consumption, as the result of walking in crouch.
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