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Table 2 Motor age test (partial description)

From: Early prediction of gait ability in patients with hip fracture

Month

Item

Score

4

Sits, back support, tall or long, on mat

2

Head balance almost mastered

2

7

Sits for 1 min on the floor, no support, tall or long

3

10

Rolls, both ways, complete revolutions

1

Stands holding on to furniture

1

Crawls in any fashion, prone or in hands-and-knees position

1

12

Crawls reciprocally, on hands-and-knees or on all fours

1

Pulls up on furniture to standing position

1

15

Walks with stop–start ability (four out of six attempts)

3

18

Runs stiffly

1

Moves up and down standard stairs with rail, any fashion

1

Seats self in suitably sized chair with arms, away from wall

1

21

Walks downstairs, holding tech. by one hand

1.5

Walks upstairs, holding rail (one or two hands)

1.5

24

Runs 50 feet without falling

1.5

Walks downstairs, holding rail (one or two hands)

1.5

  1. The table presents the motor age test for the lower-extremity division. There are evaluation items for the period up to 72 months, but only the parts for the period up to 24 months are presented. When the criterion is met, the score presented in the right column is added. The total of the scores was designated as the motor age test score