title: The relevance of trunk evaluation in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: the segmental assessment of trunk control.
abstract: The aim was to describe trunk control in ambulant and non-ambulant patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of a sample of 50 DMD patients, (M age = 16.7 years) who underwent the Segmental Assessment of Trunk Control (SATCo). A seven-level scale of trunk control was used (1: head control only; 7: control of entire trunk while unsupported). Static, active and reactive posture control were evaluated in ambulant and non-ambulant patients. Inter-rater reliability for all assessments was evaluated by calculating the kappa coefficient. More advanced disease (having higher Vignos scores), was associated with poorer trunk control. Ambulant patients showed better trunk control than non-ambulant patients (p = 0.003). There was strong inter-rater agreement for SATCo scale scores.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Departamento de Ciências do Movimento Humano, São Paulo SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Cristina Dos Santos Cardoso de
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Sá
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Iara Kristine
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Fagundes
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Talita Bastos
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Departamento de Neurologia/Neurocirurgia, São Paulo SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Acary Souza Bulle
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Departamento de Neurologia/Neurocirurgia, São Paulo SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Francis Meire
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Fávero
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000503:physiopathology; D020388:Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015588:Observer Variation; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology*; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D060726:Torso / Q000503:physiopathology*; D055815:Young Adult