Subclassification of GMFCS Level-5 Cerebral Palsy as a Predictor of Complications and Health-Related Quality of Life After Spinal Arthrodesis

Conclusions:
Stratification based on central neuromotor impairments can help to identify patients with cerebral palsy at GMFCS level 5 who are at higher risk for developing complications after spinal arthrodesis.

Level of Evidence:
Prognostic Level III. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

Source: JBJS - November 1, 2016 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Jain, A., Sponseller, P. D., Shah, S. A., Samdani, A., Cahill, P. J., Yaszay, B., Njoku, D. B., Abel, M. F., Newton, P. O., Marks, M. C., Narayanan, U. G., the Harms Study Group Tags: Pediatrics, Spine Scientific Articles Source Type: research