Ground reaction and solid ankle-foot orthoses are equivalent for the correction of crouch gait in children with cerebral palsy.
Andrew J RiesMichael H SchwartzPublished in: Developmental medicine and child neurology (2018)
No performance difference was detected between solid ankle-foot orthoses and ground reaction ankle-foot orthoses designs for crouch gait correction. Crouch gait improvement from ankle-foot orthoses (AFO) is influenced by AFO neutral angle. Other factors of influence include: dorsiflexion in stance, level of knee flexion contracture, age, and severity of crouch.