Extremity Surgery in Ambulatory Children with CP

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Research Article| April 01 2010 Extremity Surgery in Ambulatory Children with CP AAP Grand Rounds (2010) 23 (4): 44. https://doi.org/10.1542/gr.23-4-44 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Extremity Surgery in Ambulatory Children with CP. AAP Grand Rounds April 2010; 23 (4): 44. https://doi.org/10.1542/gr.23-4-44 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All AAP SitesAll PublicationsAll JournalsAAP Grand RoundsPediatricsHospital PediatricsPediatrics In ReviewNeoReviewsAAP News Search Advanced Search Topics: cerebral palsy, gait, limb, orthopedics, leg Source: Gorton GE, Abel MF, Oeffinger DJ, et al. A prospective cohort study of the effects of lower extremity orthopaedic surgery on outcome measures in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy. J Pediatr Orthop. 2009; 29(8): 903– 909; doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/BPO.0b013e3181c11c0cGoogle Scholar This multicenter study assessed whether lower extremity orthopaedic surgery improves function and quality of life in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy (CP). Study subjects were part of a larger six-year prospective multicenter study at seven US pediatric orthopaedic facilities. Children 4 to 18 years of age with Gross Motor Functional Classification System (GMFCS) levels I–III (I: normal; II: walks with limitation; III: walks with hand-held mobility) were eligible. Patients were excluded if they had had dorsal rhizotomy, previous orthopaedic surgery, botulinum toxin A injections, or a functioning... Copyright © 2010 by the American Academy of Pediatrics2010 You do not currently have access to this content.