Stability of the Gross Motor Function Classification System after single-event multilevel surgery in children with cerebral palsy

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1109-1113

  Rutz, Erich ^a,b,c   Tirosh, Oren ^a   Thomason, Pam ^c   Barg, Alexej ^d   Graham, H Kerr ^a,c,e,f  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^e ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT PROFILE SCORE; GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX RATIO; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84869219993     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.12011     Document Type: Article

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