{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2025,8,22]],"date-time":"2025-08-22T02:42:07Z","timestamp":1755830527569,"version":"3.44.0"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"Politechnika Wroclawska Oficyna Wydawnicza","issue":"2","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,17]]},"abstract":"<jats:sec><jats:title>Purpose<\/jats:title><jats:p>The aim of this study was to determine how solid ankle-foot orthoses (AFO) influence the symmetrization of free standing posture in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy (CP).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>The posture of children (n=43, mean age 7 years) was analysed. Group 1 included those who did not use orthopedic equipment; Group 2 \u2013 users of unilateral AFOs; Group 3 \u2013 users of bilateral AFOs. The BTS SMART D-140 6 TVC optoelectronic system was used.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>There were no significant differences between the study groups in terms of obliqueness, rotation or pelvic inclination in standing position, or in hip joint angle on the (un)affected sides with and without AFOs. However, differences could be observed in obliqueness and rotation after applying AFOs (0.1&gt;p&gt;0.05). In all study groups, knee flexion angle on the affected side was greater. After putting on the orthoses (Groups 2 and 3), knee joint flexion decreased. Analysis of measurements without orthoses showed significantly less dorsiflexion and greater external rotation of the ankle joint on the affected side (p&lt;0.05). After putting on the orthoses (Groups 2 and 3), the differences in dorsiflexion noted in the ankle joints of both feet did not exceed 1\u00b0. In such conditions, the rotation in these joints also became equal.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The use of AFOs in children with hemiplegic CP has a beneficial effect on the joint directly supported, while also aiding other joints of the lower limbs and pelvis. Bilateral AFOs lead to greater improvements in standing symmetry than unilateral ones.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.37190\/abb\/205649","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,9]],"date-time":"2025-06-09T13:28:33Z","timestamp":1749475713000},"page":"51-60","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Symmetry of Body Posture Among Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy Using Ankle Foot Orthoses (AFO): a Case \u2013 Control Study"],"prefix":"10.37190","volume":"27","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5967-7599","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Robert","family":"Staszkiewicz","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Anna","family":"Strus","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"23140","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,27]]},"container-title":["Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics"],"original-title":[],"link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/actabio.pwr.edu.pl\/fcp\/kGBUKOQtTKlQhbx08SlkTUARAUWRuHQwFDBoIVURNWHxSB1hnRlUuWTISTnoYDxMe\/302\/public\/publikacje\/v27-2-2025\/25.pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/actabio.pwr.edu.pl\/fcp\/kGBUKOQtTKlQhbx08SlkTUARAUWRuHQwFDBoIVURNWHxSB1hnRlUuWTISTnoYDxMe\/302\/public\/publikacje\/v27-2-2025\/25.pdf","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2025,8,21]],"date-time":"2025-08-21T20:41:44Z","timestamp":1755808904000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/actabio.pwr.edu.pl\/fcp\/kGBUKOQtTKlQhbx08SlkTUARAUWRuHQwFDBoIVURNWHxSB1hnRlUuWTISTnoYDxMe\/302\/public\/publikacje\/v27-2-2025\/25.pdf"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,27]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"2","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2025]]}},"alternative-id":["205649"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.37190\/abb\/205649","relation":{},"ISSN":["1509-409X"],"issn-type":[{"type":"print","value":"1509-409X"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,27]]}}}