Caregiver Perceptions and Health-Related Quality-of-Life Changes in Cerebral Palsy Patients After Spinal Arthrodesis

Conclusion. In qualitative and quantitative HRQL assessments, caregivers reported overall improvement in patients’ lives after spinal arthrodesis. Caregivers ranked spine surgery as the most beneficial intervention in the patients’ lives, secondary only to gastrostomy tube insertion. Level of Evidence: 2
Source: Spine - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Deformity Source Type: research