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  • Title: Sagittal joint kinematics, moments, and powers are predominantly characterized by speed of progression, not age, in normal children.
    Author: Stansfield BW, Hillman SJ, Hazlewood ME, Lawson AA, Mann AM, Loudon IR, Robb JE.
    Journal: J Pediatr Orthop; 2001; 21(3):403-11. PubMed ID: 11371829.
    Abstract:
    Twenty-six healthy 7-year-old children were enrolled in a 5-year longitudinal study to examine the importance of age and speed in the characterization of sagittal joint angles, moments, and powers. In 740 gait trials, children walking at self-selected speeds were examined on the basis of age and normalized speed [speed/(height x g)1/2]. The kinematics and kinetics in these children were characterized predominantly by normalized speed of progression and not age. The clinical relevance of these findings is that normalized speed of walking, rather than age, should be considered when comparing normal with pathologic gait.
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