S.P.54 The effects of ankle position to function in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Abstract

Abstract The progressive muscle weakness in muscular dystrophy causes muscle shortenings and joint limitations that effects the functions of children. The study was planned to investigate the effects of ankle limitation on functions in children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Fourty-three DMD patients (mean age 96.84 ± 28.08 months) who are in first and second level according to Brooke Scale were included to the study. Weight, height, hip, knee and ankle joint limitations, 10 m walking time, total lower extremity muscle strength (hip flexors, extansors, abductors and adductors, knee flexors and extansors, ankle dorsi and plantar flexors) and functional independence level according to WeeFIM (114,21 ± 13,97) of children were recorded. There were negavite correlations between ankle limitation and lower extremity muscle strength ( r = −0.381) and WeeFIM locomotion subtitle ( r = −0.358) ( p = 0.005). There were positive correlations between ankle limitation and height ( r = 0.575, p r = 0.577, p r = 0.475, p r = 0,368) and Brooke functional level ( r = 0.397, p