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Objective: We aimed to investigate whether the use of orthotic equinus correction reduces rotational hip and pelvic asymmetries. Methods: In a retrospective study, 34 children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy or spastic hemiplegia of other causes underwent standardized instrumented 3D gait analysis with and without orthotic equinus management. We analyzed the differences in the torsional profile during barefoot walking and while wearing orthoses, as well as investigated the influence of ankle dorsiflexion and femoral anteversion on pelvic and hip kinematics and hip kinetics. Results: Wearing orthoses corrected pes equinus and pelvic internal rotation at the end of the stance phase and in the swing phase compared to barefoot walking. Hip rotation and the rotational moment did not significantly change with orthoses. Orthotic management or femoral anteversion did not correlate to pelvic and hip asymmetry. Conclusion: The findings indicate that the correction of the equinus by using orthoses had a variable effect on the asymmetry of the hip and pelvis and internal rotation; both appear to have a multifactorial cause that is not primarily driven by the equinus component.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/children10020307","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,2,6]],"date-time":"2023-02-06T02:57:32Z","timestamp":1675652252000},"page":"307","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The Variable Influence of Orthotic Management on Hip and Pelvic Rotation in Children with Unilateral Neurogenic Equinus Deformity"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"10","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8429-1284","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Domenic","family":"Grisch","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Neuroorthopedics and Traumatology, University Children\u2019s Hospital Zurich, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Manuela","family":"St\u00e4uble","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Neuroorthopedics and Traumatology, University Children\u2019s Hospital Zurich, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sandra","family":"Baumgartner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Swiss Children\u2019s Rehab, University Children\u2019s Hospital Zurich, 8910 Affoltern am Albis, Switzerland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hubertus J. 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