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Analysis of the Stance Phase in a Hemiplegic Patient by the Measurement of Plantar Pressure.

Hong, Dae Jong , Park, Si Bog , Lee, Sang Gun , Lee, Kang Mok
Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 1998;22(5):1123-1128.
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University.
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Objects: The purpose of this study is to estimate the values of foot pressure of the stance phase during a gait cycle in hemiplegic gait.

Method: Thirty patients who had a stroke and forty healthy adults were evaluated by the EMED-SF system to analyze the stance phase of hemiplegic gait. The stance phase was evaluated by 6 points according to the foot pressure and center of pressure proposed by Lee et al.2)

Results:

1) In hemiplegics, the stance time of involved limb decreased compared with that of the uninvolved limb and increased that of control groups (p<0.05).

2) In hemiplegics, the midstance time increased but the loading response and terminal stance decreased compared with the uninvolved limb and controls (p<0.05).

3) In hemiplegics, the midstance time decreased and the loading response and terminal phase increased according to the increased Brunnstrom stage (p<0.05).

Conclusion: The results showed that an analysis of stance phase by the measurement of plantar pressure was a valuable parameter in the gait analysis of hemiplegic patients.

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