Quadriceps femoris spasticity in children with cerebral palsy: measurement with the pendulum test and relationship with gait abnormalities

Table 3 Correlations between the pendulum test scores and the GGI values

Test	Parameters	r_s	p–value
T5	GGI & Ex	-0.316	0.007
	GGI & RI	-0.173	0.146
	GGI & β	0.002	0.984
	GGI & λ	0.133	0.265
	GGI & t	-0.013	0.916
	GGI & n	-0.014	0.909

T5, pendulum test; GGI, Gillette Gait Index; Ex, first swing excursion; RI, relaxation index; β, damping ratio; λ, logarithmic decrement; t, duration of oscillations; n, number of oscillations; r_s, Spearman’s rank correlation; p–value, statistical significance. Significant correlations between clinical and GGI scores are indicated in bold.

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