Physics-based predictive simulations to explore the differential effects of motor control and musculoskeletal deficits on gait dysfunction in cerebral palsy: a retrospective case study
A. Falisse, L. Pitto, H. Kainz, H. Hoang, M. Wesseling, S. Van Rossom, E. Papageorgiou, L. Bar-On, A. Hallemans, K. Desloovere, G. Molenaers, A. Van Campenhout, F. De Groote, I. Jonkers
This study uses physics-based simulations to identify that altered muscle-tendon properties, rather than neuromuscular control or spasticity, are the main cause of crouch gait in a child with cerebral palsy.
bioRxiv · Sep 14, 2019Bioengineering