Comparison of single event vs multiple event soft tissue surgeries in the lower extremities with cerebral palsy
Articles > Article · 2015
Authors: Vusal MAHMUDOV, Hüseyin GÜNAY, LEVENT KÜÇÜK, Erhan COŞKUNOL, Funda ÇALIŞ
Journal of Orthopaedics, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, Scopus, 2015, vol 12, pp S171-S175
DOI: 10.1016/j.jor.2015.10.017
Summary
UNLABELLED: In children with spasticity of multiple muscle groups, the need for repeat surgical interventions increases with advancing age. AIM: The present study aimed to investigate retrospectively whether there are any clinical and functional differences between single-event multilevel surgeries and multiple surgical events at a single level. METHOD: The medical records of 109 patients with cerebral palsy (CP) were used. The patients, who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria, were assigned into following 4 groups based on the surgical procedures. The Gross Motor Function measure-88 (GMFCS) and Functional Independence Measure for Children (WeeFIM) were used for assessments. RESULTS: When compared to groups, there was no significant difference. This study showed that both surgical techniques resulted in improvements in GMFCS and WeeFIM levels.