L W Robinson1, N Clement2, M Fullarton1, A Richardson3, J Herman3, G Henderson3, J E Robb3, M S Gaston4. 1. The University of Edinburgh, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ, United Kingdom. 2. Royal Hospital for Sick Children, 9 Sciennes Road, Edinburgh EH9 1LF, United Kingdom. 3. The Anderson Gait Analysis Laboratory, SMART Centre, Astley Ainslie Hospital, 133 Grange Loan, Edinburgh EH9 2HL, United Kingdom. 4. Royal Hospital for Sick Children, 9 Sciennes Road, Edinburgh EH9 1LF, United Kingdom. Electronic address: mark.gaston@ed.ac.uk.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship between the Edinburgh Visual Gait Score (EVGS) and the Gait Profile Score (GPS). METHOD: Three dimensional gait data and EVGS scores from 151 diplegic children (Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels I-III) were used for analysis. RESULTS: The EVGS correlated strongly with GPS (r=0.816). There was a significant difference in both gait scores between each level of the GMFCS. CONCLUSIONS: The strong correlation of GPS with EVGS implies that any advantages of using GPS can also be applied to centres without 3-dimensional gait analysis facilities if the EVGS is used.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship between the Edinburgh Visual Gait Score (EVGS) and the Gait Profile Score (GPS). METHOD: Three dimensional gait data and EVGS scores from 151 diplegic children (Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels I-III) were used for analysis. RESULTS: The EVGS correlated strongly with GPS (r=0.816). There was a significant difference in both gait scores between each level of the GMFCS. CONCLUSIONS: The strong correlation of GPS with EVGS implies that any advantages of using GPS can also be applied to centres without 3-dimensional gait analysis facilities if the EVGS is used.