Comparative Study of Upper Limb Movement Pattern between Full Term and Preterm Infants
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Comparative Study of Upper Limb Movement Pattern between Full Term and Preterm Infants, CHRISTINA R. RAMZY, GEHAN H. EL-MENIAWY and NAHED S. THABET
Abstract
Background: The development of spontaneous movements in early infancy is a high predictor for later movement perfor-mance and analysis of these movements is a valuable tool for the diagnosis of infant movement disorders.
Aim of the Study: This study was designed to compare upper limb movement pattern between full term and preterm infants at two, four and six months.
Material and Methods: Sixty infants from both sexes were enrolled in this longitudinal study at two, four and six months; infants were divided into 2 groups; full term group (Group A, N=30) and preterm group (Group B, N=30). A digital camera was mounted on a tripod, which was placed in front of infants to capture the infant's upper limb movements. The resultant captured video was processed using free studio version 6.4 program to divided it into 500 frames in the form of images. These images were analyzed by AutoCAD program to measure shoulder, elbow and wrist angles.
Results: There was a statistically difference in the mea-sured angles of both groups when comparing their mean values.
Conclusion: From the obtained results, there was difference in upper limb movement pattern between full term and preterm infants at two, four and six months.