title: Age-related changes in physical examination and gait parameters in normally developing children and adolescents.
abstract: This study aimed to examine the correlations between physical examinations and gait kinematics, and age-related changes in 47 normally developing children. Physical examinations were not found to be significantly correlated with kinematics, except for Thomas and Staheli tests. Unilateral and bilateral popliteal angles decreased significantly by 2.2 and 1.6° per annum, and ankle dorsiflexion with knee extension and 90° flexion decreased significantly by 0.7 and 0.8°. Physical examinations and gait parameters might represent different dimensions of gait, and care should be taken when assessing gait problems. Age-related changes should be considered when interpreting physical examination and gait kinematics for surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Kyungki, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung Yeol
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sang Hyeong
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Chin Youb
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Moon Seok
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Kyoung Min
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Bekhzad
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Akhmedov
authors.forename: In Ho
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Tae-Joon
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Won Joon
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: Ki Hyuk
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Sung
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D005260:Female; D005684:Gait / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology*; D012016:Reference Values