Extend inter-joint coordination analysis to assisted transitions at GMFCS level III

Characterize hip-knee coordination during assisted transitions in children with cerebral palsy classified at Gross Motor Function Classification System level III, extending existing coordination analyses conducted primarily during walking and in children classified at levels I and II.

Background

The paper discusses prior studies of hip-knee coordination in children with cerebral palsy during walking, including task-dependent coordination changes on uneven surfaces. Those studies included children at Gross Motor Function Classification System levels I and II. The authors explicitly state that direct extension of this evidence to assisted transitions in children at level III remains unresolved.

References

Both studies included children at GMFCS levels I and II, leaving direct extension to assisted transitions at level III unresolved.

— Human movement reconstruction through latent structural representations during assisted transitions and multidirectional hopping  (2610.10055 - Cesar et al., 7 Oct 2026) in Discussion, paragraph beginning “The distinction presented above matters”