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Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Clinical Gait Analysis and Gait Rehabilitation

A collaboration between:

The Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
The Royal Children's Hospital (Melbourne)
LaTrobe University
The University of Melbourne
Southern Health
Monash University

Papers Published or Accepted for Publication

2008

  • Abhay, K. et al. Abductor release and chemodenervation in children with cerebral palsy: a pilot study in 16 children. J Child Orthop. 2008 2: 293-299.
  • Ackland, D. C. et al. Moment arms of the muscles crossing the anatomical shoulder. J Anat. 2008; 213(4): 383-90.
  • Bache, C. E., et al. Ligamentum teres tenodesis in medial approach open reduction for developmental dislocation of the hip. J Pediatr Orthop. 2008; 28(6): 607-13.
  • Bennell, K. L., et al. (2008). Tibial subchondral trabecular volumetric bone density in medial knee joint osteoarthritis using peripheral quantitative computed tomography technology. Arthritis and Rheumatism. 2008; 58(9): 2776-2785.
  • Bennell, K. L., et al. Role of muscle in the genesis and management of knee osteoarthritis. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2008; 34(3): 731-54.
  • Callisaya, M. L., et al. Sex modifies the relationship between age and gait: A population-based study of older adults. Journals of Gerontology Series a-Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 2008; 63(2): 165-170.
  • Creaby, M. W., et al. Knee joint laxity and stiffness with the presence and increasing severity of osteoarthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 2008; 58(9): S439-S439.
  • Crossley, K. M., et al. Targeted physiotherapy for patellofemoral joint osteoarthritis: A protocol for a randomised, single-blind controlled trial. Bmc Musculoskeletal Disorders. 2008; 9: 9.
  • Davis, E., et al. Quality of life of children with CP: condition-specific instrument and proxy reports. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2008; 50(3): 167.
  • Graham, H. K., et al. Does botulinum toxin a combined with bracing prevent hip displacement in children with cerebral palsy and "hips at risk"? A randomized, controlled trial. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008; 90(1): 23-33.
  • Graham, H. K., et al. Local and distant effects of isolated calf muscle lengthening in children with cerebral palsy and equinus gait. J Child Ortho. 2008; 2: 321-322.
  • Harvey, A., et al. A systematic review of measures of activity limitation for children with cerebral palsy. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2008; 50(3): 190-8.
  • Hinman, R. S., et al. Effect of length on laterally-wedged insoles in knee osteoarthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 2008; 59(1): 144-7.
  • Hinman, R. S., et al. Lateral wedges in knee osteoarthritis: what are their immediate clinical and biomechanical effects and can these predict a three-month clinical outcome? Arthritis Rheum. 2008; 59(3): 408-15.
  • Ho, A. K., et al. For better or worse: The effect of levodopa on speech in Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord. 2008; 23(4): 574-80.
  • Huxham, F., et al. Footstep adjustments used to turn during walking in Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord. 2008; 23(6): 817-23.
  • Huxham, F., et al. Head and trunk rotation during walking turns in Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord. 2008; 23(10): 1391-7.
  • Lim, B.-W., et al. Varus malalignment and its association with impairments and functional limitations in medial knee osteoarthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 2008; 59(7): 935-42.
  • Lim, B.-W., et al. Does knee malalignment mediate the effects of quadriceps strengthening on knee adduction moment, pain, and function in medial knee osteoarthritis? A randomized controlled trial. Arthritis Rheum. 2008; 59(7): 943-51.
  • Merritt, J. S., et al. Influence of muscle-tendon wrapping on calculations of joint reaction forces in the equine distal forelimb. J Biomed Biotechnol. 2008: 165730.
  • Morris, M. E., et al. Gait festination and freezing in Parkinson's disease: pathogenesis and rehabilitation. Mov Disord. 2008; 23 Suppl 2: S451-60.
  • Piriyaprasarth, P., et al. The reliability of knee joint position testing using electrogoniometry. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2008; 9: 6.
  • Pua, Y. H., et al. Isokinetic dynamometry in anterior cruciate ligament injury and reconstruction. Annals Academy of Medicine Singapore. 2008; 37(4): 330-340.
  • Pua, Y.-H., et al. Intrarater test-retest reliability of hip range of motion and hip muscle strength measurements in persons with hip osteoarthritis. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2008; 89(6): 1146-54.
  • Robin, J., et al. Proximal femoral geometry in cerebral palsy: a population-based cross-sectional study. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2008; 90(10): 1372-9.
  • Said, C. M., et al. Balance during obstacle crossing following stroke. Gait Posture. 2008; 27(1): 23-30.
  • Schache, A. G., et al. Influence of thigh cluster configuration on the estimation of hip axial rotation. Gait Posture. 2008; 27(1): 60-9.
  • Schache, A. G., et al. The effect of gait modification on the external knee adduction moment is reference frame dependent. Clin Biomech. 2008; (Bristol, Avon) 23(5): 601-8.
  • Schache, A. G., et al. Rupture of the conjoint tendon at the proximal musculotendinous junction of the biceps femoris long head: a case report. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2008; 16(8): 797-802.
  • Schache, A. G., et al. Biomechanical response to hamstring muscle strain injury. Gait & posture. 2008.
  • Shelburne, K. B., et al. Effects of foot orthoses and valgus bracing on the knee adduction moment and medial joint load during gait. Clin Biomech. 2008; (Bristol, Avon) 23(6): 814-21.
  • Shelly, A., et al. The relationship between quality of life and functioning for children with cerebral palsy. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2008; 50(3): 199-203.
  • Watts, J. J., et al. Cost effectiveness of preventing falls and improving mobility in people with Parkinson disease: protocol for an economic evaluation alongside a clinical trial. BMC Geriatr. 2008; 8: 23.
  • Webster, K. E., et al. Development and preliminary validation of a scale to measure the psychological impact of returning to sport following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery. Physical Therapy in Sport. 2008; 9(1): 9-15.
  • Wittwer, J. E., et al. Timing variability during gait initiation is increased in people with Alzheimer's disease compared to controls. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 2008; 26(3): 277-83.
  • Wittwer, J. E., et al. Test-retest reliability of spatial and temporal gait parameters of people with Alzheimer's disease. Gait Posture. 2008; 28(3): 392-6.
  • Zammit, G. V., et al. Plantar pressure distribution in older people with osteoarthritis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint (hallux limitus/rigidus). J Orthop Res. 2008; 26(12): 1665-9.

2007

  • Ada, L., et al. Supported treadmill training to establish walking in non-ambulatory patients early after stroke. BMC Neurol. 2007; 7: 29.
  • Baker, R. The history of gait analysis before the advent of modern computers. Gait Posture. 2007; 26(3): 331-42.
  • Bennell, K., et al. Effects of laterally wedged insoles on symptoms and disease progression in medial knee osteoarthritis: a protocol for a randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2007; 8: 96.
  • Callisaya, M. L., et al. Subject -matter considerations in assessing the fit of a linear regression model. Australasian Epidemiologist. 2007; 14(2): 35-37.
  • Dobson, F., et al. Gait classification in children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review. Gait Posture. 2007; 25(1): 140-52.
  • Feller, J. A., et al. Surgical biomechanics of the patellofemoral joint. Arthroscopy. 2007; 23(5): 542-53.
  • Gibson, N., et al. Botulinum toxin A in the management of focal muscle overactivity in children with cerebral palsy. Disabil Rehabil. 2007; 29(23): 1813-22.
  • Graham, H. K. et al.Assessment of mobility after multi-level surgery for cerebral palsy. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2007; 89(8): 993-4.
  • Harvey, A., et al. The Functional Mobility Scale: ability to detect change following single event multilevel surgery. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2007; 49(8): 603-7.
  • Howell, K., et al. Botulinum neurotoxin A: an unusual systemic effect. J Paediatr Child Health. 2007; 43(6): 499-501.
  • Levinger, P., et al. Support Vector Machines for detecting recovery from knee replacement surgery using quantitative gait measures. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2007; 1: 4875-8.
  • Lorbach, E. R., et al. Physiological falls risk assessment in older people with Alzheimer's disease. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 2007; 24(4): 260-5.
  • McClelland, J. A., et al. Gait analysis of patients following total knee replacement: a systematic review. Knee. 2007; 14(4): 253-63.
  • Menz, H. B., et al. Radiographic classification of osteoarthritis in commonly affected joints of the foot. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2007; 15(11): 1333-8.
  • Menz, H. B., et al. Plantar pressures are higher under callused regions of the foot in older people. Clin Exp Dermatol, 2007; 32(4): 375-80.
  • Merory, J. R., et al. Quantitative gait analysis in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer's disease. Gait & Posture. 2007; 26: 414-419.
  • Morris, M. E., et al. Short-term relationships between footstep variables in young adults. Gait Posture. 2007; 25(2): 229-35.
  • Piriyaprasarth, P., et al. Psychometric properties of measurement tools for quantifying knee joint position and movement: a systematic review. Knee. 2007; 14(1): 2-8.
  • Redl, C., et al. Sensitivity of muscle force estimates to variations in muscle-tendon properties. Hum Mov Sci. 2007; 26(2): 306-19.
  • Said, C. M., et al. Balance during obstacle crossing following stroke. Gait Posture. 2007; 27(1): 23-30.
  • Schache, A. G., et al. On the expression of joint moments during gait. Gait Posture. 2007; 25(3): 440-52.
  • Schache, A. G., et al. Differences in lower limb transverse plane joint moments during gait when expressed in two alternative reference frames. J Biomech. 2007; 40(1): 9-19.
  • Seth, A., et al. A neuromusculoskeletal tracking method for estimating individual muscle forces in human movement. J Biomech. 2007; 40(2): 356-66.
  • Waters, E., et al. Psychometric properties of the quality of life questionnaire for children with CP. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2007; 49(1): 49-55.

2006

  • Baker, R. Gait analysis methods in rehabilitation. J Neuroeng Rehabil, 2006; 3: 4.
  • Baker, R. et al. Foot models for clinical gait analysis. Gait Posture. 2006; 23(4): 399-400.
  • Davis, E., et al. Paediatric quality of life instruments: a review of the impact of the conceptual framework on outcomes. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2006; 48(4): 311-8.
  • Dichiera, A., et al. Kinematic patterns associated with accuracy of the drop punt kick in Australian Football. J Sci Med Sport. 2006; 9(4): 292-8.
  • Dobson, F., et al. Clinician agreement on gait pattern ratings in children with spastic hemiplegia. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2006; 48(6): 429-35.
  • Fernandez, J. W. et al. Integrating modelling and experiments to assess dynamic musculoskeletal function in humans. Exp Physiol. 2006; 91(2): 371-82.
  • Fosang, A. et al. A method for comparing manual muscle strength measurements with joint moments during walking. Gait Posture. 2006; 24(4): 406-11.
  • Hopyan, S., et al. Function and upright time following limb salvage, amputation, and rotationplasty for pediatric sarcoma of bone. J Pediatr Orthop. 2006; 26(3): 405-8.
  • Huxham, F., et al. Defining spatial parameters for non-linear walking. Gait Posture. 2006; 23(2): 159-63.
  • Iansek, R., et al. The sequence effect and gait festination in Parkinson disease: contributors to freezing of gait? Mov Disord. 2006; 21(9): 1419-24.
  • Kruidhof, J. et al. Effect of muscle wrapping on model estimates of neck muscle strength. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin. 2006; 9(6): 343-52.
  • Liu, M. Q., et al. Muscles that support the body also modulate forward progression during walking. J Biomech. 2006; 39(14): 2623-30.
  • Ma, F. Y. P., et al. Lengthening and transfer of hamstrings for a flexion deformity of the knee in children with bilateral cerebral palsy: technique and preliminary results." J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2006; 88(2): 248-54.
  • McGinley, J., et al. Accuracy of clinical observations of push-off during gait after stroke. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2006; 87(6): 779-85.
  • Menz, H. B. et al. Clinical determinants of plantar forces and pressures during walking in older people. Gait Posture. 2006; 24(2): 229-36.
  • Menz, H. B., et al. Foot and ankle risk factors for falls in older people: a prospective study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2006; 61(8): 866-70.
  • Menz, H. B., et al. Footwear characteristics and risk of indoor and outdoor falls in older people. Gerontology. 2006; 52(3): 174-80.
  • Menz, H. B., et al. Plantarflexion strength of the toes: age and gender differences and evaluation of a clinical screening test. Foot Ankle Int. 2006; 27(12): 1103-8.
  • Merritt, J. S., et al. Determination of mechanical loading components of the equine metacarpus from measurements of strain during walking. Equine Vet J Suppl. 2006; (36): 440-4.
  • Morris, M. E. Locomotor training in people with Parkinson disease. Phys Ther. 2006; 86(10): 1426-35.
  • Morris, M. E., et al. Outcomes of physical therapy, speech pathology, and occupational therapy for people with motor neuron disease: a systematic review. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2006; 20(3): 424-34.
  • Nguyen, T. C., et al. Lumbo-sacral loads in pregnant women during walking. Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine. 2006; 29(1): 121-122.
  • Pathak, M. S., et al. Management of spasticity in adults: practical application of botulinum toxin. Eur J Neurol 13 Suppl. 2006; 1: 42-50.
  • Piriyaprasarth, P., et al. Physiotherapy assessment of knee proprioception following stroke... including commentary by Van de Winckel A and Fonseca ST. International Journal of Therapy & Rehabilitation. 2006; 13(10): 449-456.
  • Plummer, P., et al. Understanding the effects of moving visual stimuli on unilateral neglect following stroke. Brain Cogn. 2006; 60(2): 156-65.
  • Plummer, P., et al. Characterisation of unilateral neglect by physiotherapists. Disabil Rehabil. 2006; 28(9): 571-7.
  • Rinehart, N. J., et al. Movement-related potentials in high-functioning autism and Asperger's disorder. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2006; 48(4): 272-7.
  • Rinehart, N. J., et al. Gait function in high-functioning autism and Asperger's disorder: evidence for basal-ganglia and cerebellar involvement? Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2006; 15(5): 256-64.
  • Rinehart, N. J., et al. Gait function in newly diagnosed children with autism: Cerebellar and basal ganglia related motor disorder. Dev Med Child Neurol . 2006; 48(10): 819-24.
  • Rodda, J. M., et al. Correction of severe crouch gait in patients with spastic diplegia with use of multilevel orthopaedic surgery. J Bone Joint Surg Am . 2006; 88(12): 2653-64.
  • Schache, A. G., et al. Defining the knee joint flexion-extension axis for purposes of quantitative gait analysis: an evaluation of methods. Gait Posture. 2006; 24(1): 100-9.
  • Schwartz, M. H., et al. A nondimensional normalization scheme for oxygen utilization data. Gait Posture. 2006; 24(1): 14-22.
  • Shelburne, K. B., et al. Contributions of muscles, ligaments, and the ground-reaction force to tibiofemoral joint loading during normal gait. J Orthop Res. 2006; 24(10): 1983-90.
  • Siebold, R., et al. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in females: a comparison of hamstring tendon and patellar tendon autografts. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2006; 14(11): 1070-6.
  • Soo, B., et al. Hip displacement in cerebral palsy. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006; 88(1): 121-9.
  • Stolwyk, R. J., et al. Neuropsychological function and driving ability in people with Parkinson's disease. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2006; 28(6): 898-913.
  • Stolwyk, R. J., et al. Effect of a concurrent task on driving performance in people with Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord. 2006; 21(12): 2096-100.
  • Teichtahl, A. J., et al. Sagittal plane movement at the tibiofemoral joint influences patellofemoral joint structure in healthy adult women. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2006; 14(4): 331-6.
  • Teichtahl, A. J., et al. Foot rotation--a potential target to modify the knee adduction moment. J Sci Med Sport. 2006; 9(1-2): 67-71.
  • Teichtahl, A. J., et al. The relationship between the knee adduction moment and knee pain in middle-aged women without radiographic osteoarthritis. J Rheumatol. 2006; 33(9): 1845-8.
  • Webster, K. E., et al. Balance confidence and function after knee-replacement surgery. Journal of Aging & Physical Activity. 2006; 14(2): 181-191.
  • Webster, K. E., et al. Gait variability in community dwelling adults with Alzheimer disease. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2006; 20(1): 37-40.
  • Williams, G., et al. The concurrent validity and responsiveness of the high-level mobility assessment tool for measuring the mobility limitations of people with traumatic brain injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2006; 87(3): 437-42.
  • Williams, G. P., et al. High-Level Mobility Assessment Tool (HiMAT): interrater reliability, retest reliability, and internal consistency. Phys Ther. 2006; 86(3): 395-400.
  • Young, M., et al. The effect of topical wheatgrass cream on chronic plantar fasciitis: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 2006; 14: 3-9.

2005

  • Arnold et al. Muscular contributions to hip and knee extension during the single limb stance phase of normal gait. J Biomech 2005;38: 2181-2189.
  • Baker. Gait analysis methods in rehabilitation. J Neuroengineering Rehabil 2006;3:4.
  • Bilney et al. Evidence for a disorder of locomotor timing in Huntington's disease. Mov Disord 2005;20:51-57.
  • Chin et al. Accuracy of intramuscular injection of botulinum toxin A in juvenile cerebral palsy. J Pediatr Orthop 2005;25:286-291.
  • Cook et al. High reproducibility of patellar tendon vacularity assessed by colour Doppler ultrasonography. Br J Sports Med 2005;39:700-703.
  • Cook et al. Vascularity and pain in the patellar tendon of adult jumping athletes: a five month longitudinal study. Br J Sports Med 2005;39:458-461.
  • Cooper et al. A randomised controlled trial of proprioceptive and balance training after surgical reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament. Res Sports Med 2005;13:217-30.
  • Cooper et al. A systematic review of the effect of proprioceptive and balance exercises on people with an injured or reconstructed anterior cruciate ligament. Res Sports Med 2005;13:163-178.
  • Graham. Classifying cerebral palsy. J Pediatr Orthop 2005;25:127-128.
  • Dobson et al. Multilevel orthopaedic surgery in group IV spastic hemiplegia. J Bone Joint Surg Br 2005;87-B:548-555.
  • Howard et al. Cerebral palsy in Victoria: motor types, topography and gross motor function. J Paediatr Child Health 2005;41:479-483.
  • Menz et al. Determinants of disabling foot pain in retirement village residents. Podiatr Med Assoc 2005;95:573-579.
  • Menz et al. Foot and ankle characteristics associated with impaired balance and functional ability in older people. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2005;60:1546-1552.
  • Menz et al. Footwear characteristics and foot problems in older people. Gerontology 2005;51:346-351.
  • Morris et al. Three-dimensional gait biomechanics in Parkinson's disease: evidence for a centrally mediated amplitude regulation. Mov Disord 2005;20:40-50.
  • Muir et al. Tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis for severe calcaneovalgus deformity in cerebral palsy. J Pediatr Orthop 2005;25:651-656.
  • O'Halloran et al. Moderators of mood during a 60-minute treadmill run. Int J Sport Psychol 2005;36:241-250.
  • Pandy. Mixed forward and inverse solutions in movement biomechanics. Theo Iss Ergon Sci 2005;6:325-330.
  • Pizzari et al. Adherence to rehabilitation following anterior cruciate ligament reconstructive surgery: implications for outcome. J Sports Rehab 14:201-214.
  • Plummer et al. Clinical reasoning processes in physiotherapists' assessment of unilateral neglect: Part one. ITJR 2005;12:498-504.
  • Plummer et al. Clinical reasoning processes in physiotherapists' assessment of unilateral neglect: Part two. ITJR 2005;12:533-541.
  • Said et al. Control of lead and trail limbs during obstacle crossing following stroke. Phys Ther 2005;85:413-427.
  • Schache et al. Are anthropometric and kinematic parameters of the lumbo-pelvic-hip complex related to running injuries? Res Sports Med 2005;13:127-47.
  • Schoo et al. Predictors of home exercise adherence in older people with osteoarthritis. Physiother. Can 2005;57:1-9.
  • Schoo et al. The effects of mode of exercise instruction on compliance with a home exercise program in older adults with osteoarthritis. Physiotherapy 2005;91:79-86.
  • Shelburne et al. Muscle, ligament, and joint loading at the knee during walking. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2005;37:1948-56.
  • Shelburne et al. Theoretical assessment of muscle compensation for knee instability during ACL-deficient gait. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2005;37:642-648.
  • Stolwyk et al. Impact of internal versus external cueing on driving performance in people with Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord 2005;20:849-857.
  • Webster et al. Gait patterns following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction are related to graft type. Am J Sports Med 2005;33:247-254.
  • Webster et al. Impact of measurement error in the analysis of bone tunnel enlargement after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Am J Sports Med 2005;33:1680-1687.
  • Webster et al. Validity of the GAITRite walkway system for the measurement of averaged and individual step parameters of gait. Gait Posture 2005;22:317-321.
  • Williams et al. The high-level mobility assessment tool (HiMAT) for traumatic brain injury. Part 1: Item generation. Brain Inj 2005;19:833-843.
  • Williams et al. The high-level mobility assessment tool (HiMAT) for traumatic brain injury. Part 2: content validity and discriminability. Brain Inj 2005;19:925-932.
  • Wright et al. Treatments for paediatric femoral fractures: a randomised trial. Lancet 2005;365:1153-1158.