Publication
Title
Growth of segment parameters and a morphological classification for children between 15 and 36 months
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Abstract
This study is part of a research program that aims at a better understanding of the influence of individual morphological differences and physical growth on development of independent walking in toddlers. As morphometric and segment inertial parameters for toddlers aged between 15 and 36 months are indispensable for the mechanical analyses inherent to this purpose, parameter data were collected. The provided dataset of morphological and segment inertial parameters is a valuable tool for locomotor biomechanical modelling. Analysis of the parameter data showed that there are substantial changes of most segment inertial parameters across body length and body mass. In addition, a classification system was developed to categorize toddlers on the basis of morphometry, reflecting the segment inertial constitution of the child. A principal components analysis (PCA) was applied to define the variance in physique between the children. PCA resulted in three newly composed variables: the 'Axis of chubbiness', the 'Axis of allometric growth' and the 'Axis of relative limb length'. The three axes are plotted against each other, resulting in eight morphological classes. With this classification the morphotype of toddlers between 15 and 36 months can be specified and used for further research on their walking patterns.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Journal of anatomy. - London, 1916, currens
Publication
London : Cambridge University Press , 2009
ISSN
0021-8782 [print]
1469-7580 [online]
DOI
10.1111/J.1469-7580.2008.01016.X
Volume/pages
214 :1 (2009) , p. 79-90
ISI
000262130800007
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UAntwerpen
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Publications with a UAntwerp address
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Last edited 25.05.2022
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