Foot Progression Angle in Relation to Spatiotemporal Parameters of Gait in Children with Cerebral Palsy

The study was applied to assess the difference of the foot progression angle and measuring spatiotemporal parameters of gait among the three age groups (five to six, six to seven and seven to eight years), of diplegic cerebral palsied children and to investigate the relation between FPA of right and left lower extremity and spatiotemporal parameters of gait in diplegic cerebral palsied children. Sixty diplegic cerebral palsied children from both sexes with age ranged from five to eight years old were participated in this study. Children were selected from the outpatient clinic of faculty of physical therapy, Cairo University. They were divided into three equal age groups, group (A) from five to six years, group (B) from six to seven years and group (C) from seven to eight years. Foot progression angle and spatiotemporal parameters of gait were evaluated for each participated child by the use of dynamic footprint during walking barefoot at free walking speed.