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Table 1 Groups, orthoses, functional ambulation, joint contractures, muscle strength, and functional ambulation without orthoses

From: Gait dynamics in the wide spectrum of children with arthrogryposis: a descriptive study

Subject

Group

Orthoses

Functional

Joint contractures (°)

Muscle strength (grade 0–5)

Functional

   

ambulation

Hip

Knee

Plantar

Hip

Knee

Ankle

ambulation

    

Flexion

Flexion

Flexion

Flexion

Extension

Abduktion

Extension

Dorsiflexion

Plantarflexion

without

    

L/R

L/R

L/R

L/R

L/R

L/R

L/R

L/R

L/R

orthoses

1

AMC1

KAFO-LK

III

10/20

30/30

20/20

4/4

3/1

3/3

2/2

0/0

0/0

V

2

 

KAFO-LK

III

5/5

20/15

-/5

2/2

3/3

2/2

2/2

1/1

1/1

V

3

 

KAFO-LK-C

III

 

20/+15b

40/50

3/3

4/4

4/4

3/3

0/0

0/0

V

4

 

KAFO-LK

III

 

-/10

20/20

4/4

4/4

4/4

3/3

0/0

0/0

V

5

 

KAFO-LK-C

III

 

30/30

25/25

3/3

4/4

4/4

3/3

1/1

1/1

V

6

AMC2

KAFO-O-C

III

 

15/5

10/-

4/4

4/4

4/4

4/3

0/0

0/0

IV

7

 

AFO-H

II

-/5

+15/+10

5/-

4/4

4/4

4/4

5/5

3/4

4/4

II

8

 

AFO-FC

II

 

+10/+10

 

4/4

4/4

4/4

4/4

4/4

3/3

III

9

 

AFO-S

III

 

15/15

 

4/4

4/4

3/3

4/4

4/4

2/2

IV

10

 

KAFO-O-C

II

5/-

10/5

15/-

4/4

4/4

4/4

4/4

1/1

2/2

III

11

 

AFO-H

II

5/-

+20/+20

 

4/4

4/4

4/4

4/4

4/4

2/2

III

12

 

AFO-Ca

II

 

-/5

-/10

5/5

5/4

5/4

5/4

4/3

5/3

II

13

 

AFO-Sa

II

 

-/5

 

4/4

4/4

4/4

5/5

5/3

5/3

II

14

 

AFO-C

II

   

5/5

4/4

4/4

5/5

4/4

3/3

II

15

 

AFO-FC

II

 

-/+10

20/-

5/5

4/4

4/4

4/4

2/2

2/2

II

16

AMC3

Shoes

I

10/10

  

5/5

4/4

4/4

4/4

4/4

4/4

I

17

 

Shoes

I

 

5/10

 

4/4

4/4

4/4

4/4

4/3

3/3

I

18

 

Shoes + FO

I

 

5/-

10/-

5/5

4/4

4/4

4/4

4/4

4/4

I

19

 

Shoes

I

10/10

+10/+20

 

5/5

4/4

5/5

5/5

5/5

5/5

I

20

 

Shoes

I

 

+10/+10

 

5/5

5/5

4/4

5/5

4/4

5/5

I

21

 

Shoes

I

 

+15/+15

 

5/5

4/4

4/4

4/4

4/4

4/4

I

22

 

Shoes

I

 

-/5

 

5/5

5/5

5/5

5/5

4/4

5/5

I

23

 

Shoes + FO

I

 

-/5

 

4/4

4/4

4/4

4/4

3/4

4/4

I

24

 

Shoes

I

-/10

5/5

 

5/5

5/5

5/5

4/4

4/4

4/4

I

25

 

Shoes

I

   

5/5

5/5

5/5

4/4

4/4

4/4

I

26

 

Shoes

I

-/10

-/+10

5/-

4/4

5/5

5/5

4/4

4/4

5/5

I

  1. KAFO knee-ankle-foot orthosis, LK locked knee joint, C carbon fiber ankle joint, O open knee joint with extension stop, AFO ankle-foot orthosis, H hinged with restricted range of motion, FC flexible carbon fiber, S solid, FO foot orthosis, I community ambulators with no need for a wheelchair, II community ambulators who require a wheelchair for long distances outdoors only, III household ambulators and wheelchairs users outdoors and long distances indoors, IV household ambulators and wheelchair users both outdoors and indoors, V non-functional ambulation and wheelchair use for mobility, L left, R right
  2. + indicates hyperextension
  3. a unilaterally
  4. b hyperextension is prevented by orthosis