Using the Edinburgh Visual Gait Score to Compare Ankle-Foot Orthoses, Sensorimotor Orthoses and Barefoot Gait Pattern in Children with Cerebral Palsy.

Posted on: February 26, 2021 | By: cjones95 | Filed under: Edinburgh Visual Gait Score

In the article, Using the Edinburgh Visual Gait Score to Compare Ankle-Foot Orthoses, Sensorimotor Orthoses and Barefoot Gait Pattern in Children with Cerebral Palsy. Volume 7, Issue 6, p. 54. The article was revised on March 31, 2020, accepted May 28, 2020, and published on June 1, 2020. Authors of the article include: Clare MacFarlane, Wayne Hing, and Robin Orr. The article was published in the Children journal. Utilizing this means of gait assessment is considered a more cost effective measure than utilizing instrumented gait analysis. The purpose of the EVGS is to perform a gait analysis for quality through observation. The target population of this study were mobile children with cerebral palsy whom had not had surgery in the last six weeks and utilized AFOs and sensorimotor orthoses for at least two weeks. The EVGS is conducted by utilizing observation of the lower extremities in all three planes of movement from the trunk down by video observation. The gait is scored 0-2, with a higher score being more deviation observed and 0 being normal. The testing was conducted in a well-lit environment. Materials needed is a scoring sheet for different scored segments. EVGS is validated in adult orthosis evaluation but not children. Validity has been documented to be 52-73%. Strengths include availability, cost, and portability.  Weaknesses include examiner bias and it is not as accurate as the gold standard of instrumented gait analysis. Children may benefit from more gold standard gait analysis treatment in evaluation of sensorimotor orthosis.

Reference:

MacFarlane C, Hing W, Orr R. Using the Edinburgh Visual Gait Score to Compare Ankle-Foot Orthoses, Sensorimotor Orthoses and Barefoot Gait Pattern in Children with Cerebral Palsy. Children. 2020; 7(6):54. https://doi.org/10.3390/children7060054

 

One response to “Using the Edinburgh Visual Gait Score to Compare Ankle-Foot Orthoses, Sensorimotor Orthoses and Barefoot Gait Pattern in Children with Cerebral Palsy.”

  1. slennon2 says:

    The advantage of this test is the low cost and availability. I think examiner bias will make a large impact on results. It would make a large difference if this exam was conducted by a novice or expert clinician.

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