Gait asymmetry in community-ambulating stroke survivors
Gait asymmetry in community-ambulating stroke survivors
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DOI:
10.1016/j.apmr.2007.08.142
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发表时间:
2008-02-01
影响因子:
4.3
通讯作者:
McIlroy, William E.
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作者:
Patterson, Kara K.;Parafianowicz, Iwona;McIlroy, William E.
Objectives: To determine the prevalence and severity of asymmetry among independently ambulating stroke survivors and to establish the association between velocity and asymmetry.Design: Descriptive analysis.Setting: Research gait laboratory in a Canadian hospital.Participants: Community-dwelling, independently ambulating participants (N=54) with chronic stroke.Interventions: Not applicable.Main Outcome Measures: Overground gait velocity, symmetry ratios for temporal and spatial step parameters, and motor impairment of the foot and leg. Spatiotemporal parameters were collected with a pressure-sensitive mat. Motor impairment was measured clinically with the Chedoke-McMaster Stroke Assessment.Results: Thirty (55.5%) participants showed statistically significant temporal asymmetry and 18 (33.3%) exhibited statistically significant spatial asymmetry. Preferred velocity was negatively associated with temporal asymmetry (r = -.583, df=52 P