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Single-event multilevel surgery in children with spastic diplegia

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August 2013

Single-event multilevel surgery in children with spastic diplegia

Vol: 2| Issue: 7| Number:364| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Single-event multilevel surgery in children with spastic diplegia: A pilot randomized controlled trial

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2011 Mar 2;93(5):451-60

Contributing Authors:
P Thomason R Baker K Dodd N Taylor P Selber R Wolfe HK Graham

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19 children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy were randomized to receive either single-event multilevel surgery or progressive resistance strength training to improve gait and functional outcomes. At 12 month follow-up participants who received the surgical procedure demonstrated significant improvements in both Gait Profile Score and the Gillette Gait Index. This was accompanied by a significa...

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