Is spine deformity surgery in patients with spastic cerebral palsy truly beneficial?: A patient/parent evaluation

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 2222-2232

  Watanabe, Kota ^a   Lenke, Lawrence G ^b,f   Daubs, Michael D ^c   Watanabe, Kei ^d   Bridwell, Keith H ^b   Stobbs, Georgia ^b   Hensley, Marsha ^e  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Shriners Hospital   (Japan)

^f Campus Box 8233 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Outcome scores; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SPINE FUSION; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTURE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349736384     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181948c8f     Document Type: Article

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