surgery

January 8, 2018January 8, 2018

Long-term Knee Function in CP Improves With Combo Surgery, But Activity Levels Remain Low

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A specific type of combination surgery may offer more long-term improvement in crouch gait among youths with cerebral palsy (CP). Numerically fewer patients who had such surgery — known ... Read more

January 30, 2017January 30, 2017

Surgery Essential to Manage Scoliosis in Children, Study Says

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Surgery is the only option to definitively manage scoliosis in children with cerebral palsy (CP), according to a recent review in the Journal of Spine Surgery. The study also detailed post-operative ... Read more

May 6, 2016May 6, 2016

Assessment Tool for Cerebral Palsy May Help Determine if Surgery of Benefit to a Child

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Researchers have developed a new quantitative way of assessing motor control in children with cerebral palsy. The method, called the Dynamic Motor Control Index During Walking (Walk-DMC), may be useful in improving dynamic ... Read more