Journal article
Single-event multilevel surgery in children with spastic diplegia: A pilot randomized controlled trial
P Thomason, R Baker, K Dodd, N Taylor, P Selber, R Wolfe, HK Graham
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery | Published : 2011
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.J.00410
Abstract
Background: Single-event multilevel surgery is considered the standard of care to improve gait and functioning of children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy. However, the evidence base is limited. This pilot study is the first randomized controlled trial of single-event multilevel surgery, to our knowledge. Methods: Nineteen children (twelve boys and seven girls with a mean age of nine years and eight months) with spastic diplegia were enrolled. Eleven children were randomized to the surgical group and eight, to the control group. The control group underwent a program of progressive resistance strength training. The randomized phase of the trial concluded at twelve months. The control gro..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Disclosure: In support of their research for or preparation of this work, one or more of the authors received, in any one year, outside funding or grants in excess of $10,000 from the Hugh Williamson Foundation and the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and less than $10,000 from the National Health and Medical Research Council, The Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Clinical Gait Analysis and Gait Rehabilitation. Neither they nor a member of their immediate families received payments or other benefits or a commitment or agreement to provide such benefits from a commercial entity.