title: Temporal and spatial parameters of gait in children. I: Normal control data.
abstract: A study of the spatial and temporal parameters of gait was performed on 134 normal children, 68 boys and 66 girls, aged between three and 18 years. Normal gait showed a clear asymmetry; gait was considered to be abnormally asymmetrical if differences between left and right measurements exceeded 8 to 10 per cent. In addition, there was a definite bias comparing left and right sides, which may relate to individual laterality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Edinburgh.
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Wheelwright
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Minns
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Law
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Elton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000465:Algorithms; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001827:Body Height; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000502:physiology; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D005684:Gait / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008124:Locomotion / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008838:Microcomputers; D012016:Reference Values; D012737:Sex Factors