Serebral palsili çocuklarda femoral anteversiyonun diz gücüne etkileri

The knee is the most adversely affected joint in children with cerebral palsy (CP). The aim is to assess wheter a correlation can be found between femoral anteversion (FA) and knee power in children with CP. If there is a relation, the surgery to fix FA may better control an arthosis, which occurs at very young ages in children patients with CP. The measurements conducted using motion analysis techniques allowed determination of the degree of FA without doing a CT scan. 23 children with CP participated. Human gait analysis was performed using the Vicon System with the Berthec force plates. The particular analysis is done at the instant the knee atteins a full extension position because of presence of a neglectable muscle activity occurring at that time. Data of this research led to the conclusion that the Pearson and Covariance coefficients don't show a perfect correlation. However, Covariance coefficients also define the direction that the variables move. Direction of the variables may not have significance in anatomical correlations as in FA and knee power relation. In this research, a relationship between the increase in knee extension and the loading on the knee may conclude to one of FA's effects on knee. This result contributes to the thought that states the increased femoral anteversion (IFA) can develop early arthosis. Since there isn't a linear relationship, the findings suggest that the surgery to fix FA to delay the arthosis may not be a priority action to take on CP children who have IFA.