Biomechanical maturation of joint dynamics during early childhood: Updated conclusions

Samson, William; Hamme, Angèle Van; Desroches, Guillaume; Dohin, B.; Dumas, Raphaël; Chèze, Laurence

doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2013.06.017

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“…Conversely, many studies in the literature were based on comparison of curves peaks (Diamond, et al, 2014;Schwartz, et al, 2008;Stansfield, et al, 2006Stansfield, et al, , 2001aStansfield, et al, , 2001bVan der Linden, Kerr, Hazlewood, Hillman, & Robb, 2002), considering only extreme values of kinematic and dynamic parameters and not the whole curve area (during stance phase). In our study, biomechanical joint strategy evolution with speed was similar whatever the age, despite the existing discrepancies on biomechanical maturation of the joints described in previous studies (Samson, et al, 2009(Samson, et al, , 2013. Nevertheless, the present study pointed out that because very young children principally use their hip joint for gait propulsion (Samson, et al, 2009), they have to recruit their ankle muscles to increase speed and, thus, to produce more positive work.…”

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“…Actually, pathologic populations often walk slower and this has to be taken into account to compare healthy and pathological gaits (Van Hamme et al, 2015). Additionally, Samson, et al (2013) demonstrated that biomechanical joint maturation was different from ankle to knee and hip. In this study, the authors conclude that "the biomechanical maturation of joint dynamics occurred around an age of 4 years for the ankle and between 6 and 7 years for the knee and the hip".…”

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“…Twenty-four skin markers were fixed on anatomical landmarks of the pelvis (the right and left anterior and posterior superior iliac spines) and the lower limbs (the great trochanter, medial and lateral epicondyles, anterior tibial tuberosity, medial and lateral malleoli, calcaneus, first and fifth metatarsal heads and hallux) (Samson, et al, 2009(Samson, et al, , 2013.…”

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“…For young children, biomechanical gait parameters are influenced by age and walking speed (Samson, et al, 2013, Schwartz, Rozumalski, & Trost, 2008. The influence of speed variation on biomechanical gait parameters was largely studied for children.…”

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Investigation of biomechanical strategies increasing walking speed in young children aged 1 to 7 years

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For young children, biomechanical joint maturation is achieved at 4 years old for the ankle, at about 6-7 years for the knee, at 6 for the hip. These differences may involve different propulsion strategies with respect to age and particularly to increase walking speed. One hundred and six children are included in the study. Mechanical work during the stance phase was computed and an involvement ratio for each joint was deduced (work of one joint divided by the sum of the works of the three joints). Whatever the age, the biomechanical strategy to increase speed is similar for the positive work: increase of the ankle involvement and decrease of the hip involvement. The negative work is mainly produced by the knee whatever age.

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“…Nevertheless, it should be noticed that the results for children aged 6 and 7 years were only moderately positive, especially in the walking test. The normative description of the development of equilibrium and gait patterns throughout childhood maturation is complex; and it is closely related to the age of the individual, especially during the first years of independent walking [21].…”

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Reliability of accelerometric assessment of balance in children aged 6–12 years

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Background: Development and evaluation of an accelerometers technique for collecting data for asses balance had reported difficulty due to equilibrium reactions and continuous bursts. The aim of this study is to determine the reliability and internal consistency of accelerometric measurements, related to static equilibrium and gait in children aged 6 to 12 years. Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study involved 70 healthy children (50% girls) with a mean age of 9 years old. At the height of the 4th lumbar vertebra and directly on the skin, an accelerometer was placed on each participant. All of them had to complete four trials three times: balancing on one leg with eyes closed and eyes open, dynamic balancing on one leg on a foam mat, and normal gait. Results: Results show that tests performed in older children had higher internal consistency than those performed in younger children (vertical axis r = 0.82, sagittal axis r = 0.77, and perpendicular axis r = 0.74). Tests performed in children aged 8 years or older presented a strong correlation between trials (r > 0.71). The three static equilibrium tests obtained reliability values between 0.76 y 0.84. On the contrary, gait test obtained inferior and poorer results (0.6 < r < 0.71). Conclusions: This method of assessment obtained positive results as an instrument for the quantitative assessment of balance in school-aged children. Values obtained for the three one-leg balance and static tests,were more strongly correlated than the normal gait test for all axes.

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Biomechanical maturation of joint dynamics during early childhood: Updated conclusions

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Investigation of biomechanical strategies increasing walking speed in young children aged 1 to 7 years

Investigation of biomechanical strategies increasing walking speed in young children aged 1 to 7 years

Reliability of accelerometric assessment of balance in children aged 6–12 years

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