PMID: 3384202Apr 1, 1988Paper

A comparison of foot-switch and EMG analysis of varus deformities of the feet of children with cerebral palsy

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology
C A WillsJ Perry

Abstract

Fifty-one children with cerebral palsy who were candidates for surgery for equinovarus deformities of the foot had their gait evaluated by means of foot-switches and electromyography to determine the contribution of the anterior tibialis and posterior tibialis muscles to the deformity. Seven EMG patterns and five foot-switch patterns were identified, but there was no correlation between the EMG and foot-switch patterns. Foot-switch data alone could not identify the deforming muscles or their patterns, so are not adequate for planning surgical correction of varus feet of children with cerebral palsy.

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