The spatiotemporal gait biomechanics of the participants while walking at a preferred speed were assessed with a GAITRite digital mat (CIR systems, Franklin, NJ, USA). The participant’s walking velocity, step width, cadence and step length were quantified from two walking trials with an average of 6 steps each. The participants with CP used a walker or forearm crutches if needed. The trace of the assistive device was later removed using the GAITRite mat software. The average of the respective trials was used as the primary outcome variable, and separate independent t-tests were used to evaluate the group differences at the 0.05 alpha level.
To determine the potential association between the abnormal RSN FC and gait in the youth with CP, the individual Z(r) computed between the seed region and each ROI identified during the second-level analyses were correlated with the respective spatiotemporal gait biomechanics using nonparametric Spearman’s correlation analyses. Significant results were reported at a significant level of at p < 0.05 after applying a False-Discovery Rate (FDR) correction.
To determine the potential association between the abnormal RSN FC and gait in the youth with CP, the individual Z(r) computed between the seed region and each ROI identified during the second-level analyses were correlated with the respective spatiotemporal gait biomechanics using nonparametric Spearman’s correlation analyses. Significant results were reported at a significant level of at p < 0.05 after applying a False-Discovery Rate (FDR) correction.