Changes in Gait Velocity, Mean Knee Flexion in Stance, Body Mass Index, and Popliteal Angle With Age in Ambulatory Children With Cerebral Palsy

Abstract

For GMFCS level II children, as age increases, there is a slight decrease in normalized velocity, and with decreasing normalized velocity, there is slightly increased mean knee flexion in stance. For GMFCS level III children, age was not associated with slower velocities, increased mean knee flexion in stance, or increased popliteal angle. Increased BMI-a was not associated with slower gait velocities or increased mean knee flexion in stance. Increasing BMI-a was not associated with increasing age.