Incidence of Gait Abnormalities After Traumatic Brain Injury

Abstract

Williams G, Morris ME, Schache A, McCrory PR. Incidence of gait abnormalities after traumatic brain injury. Objective: To identify the most common gait abnormalities presenting after traumatic brain injury (TBI) and quantify their incidence rate. Design: Case series. Setting: Biomechanics laboratory. Participants: A convenience sample of 41 people with TBI receiving therapy for gait abnormalities, and a sample of 25 healthy controls. Intervention: Three-dimensional gait analysis. Main Outcome Measures: Spatiotemporal, kinematic, and kinetic data at a self-selected walking speed. Results: People with TBI walked with a significantly slower speed than matched healthy controls. There was a signi..