The relationship between the Edinburgh Visual Gait Score, the Gait Profile Score and GMFCS levels I-III

L W Robinson; N Clement; M Fullarton; A Richardson; J Herman; G Henderson; J E Robb; M S Gaston

doi:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2015.01.022

The relationship between the Edinburgh Visual Gait Score, the Gait Profile Score and GMFCS levels I-III

Gait Posture. 2015 Feb;41(2):741-3. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2015.01.022. Epub 2015 Feb 3.

Authors

L W Robinson¹, N Clement², M Fullarton¹, A Richardson³, J Herman³, G Henderson³, J E Robb³, M S Gaston⁴

Affiliations

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.

PMID: 25684144
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2015.01.022

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.

Keywords: Cerebral Palsy; Visual gait analysis.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Cerebral Palsy / diagnosis*
Cerebral Palsy / physiopathology
Female
Gait / physiology*
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods*
Male
Physical Examination
Retrospective Studies