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The Gait Profile Score (GPS) is a single index measure that summarises the
overall deviation of kinematic gait data relative to normative data. The GPS can
be decomposed to provide Gait Variable Scores (GVS) of nine key component
kinematic gait variables, which are presented as a Movement Analysis Profile (MAP).
The purpose of this study was to investigate the validity of the GPS and
MAP relative to clinician judgments. Kinematic data were selected from 60
children and inspected by 17 experienced clinicians. The degree of abnormality of
the overall unilateral gait pattern and the nine kinematic variables was rated
according to a 0-10 point scale. Strong, significant, positive correlations were
found between the GPS and MAP component scores, and clinicians' ratings of
kinematic gait deviation, with Spearman correlations ranging from 0.84 to 0.97.
These high correlations provide evidence that the GPS and the MAP have
criterion-related validity relative to clinician judgments. We propose that the
GPS and particularly its MAP decomposition may be useful in clinical practice and
education as an adjunct to the traditional presentation of complex kinematic data.
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