Serial casting for contractures in SMA: consensus derived guidelines for treatment
The serial casting guidelines developed upon collaborative discussions from the expert panel and from the Delphi survey consensus and semi-structured interviews, should be utilized when applying serial casts to patients with spinal muscular atrophy. Future endeavors should look to apply the guideline recommendations to determine casting efficacy for improving joint contracture and impact on function for those with SMA.
Authors
- Jacqueline Montes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7357-0819)
- Tina Duong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3177-4722)
- Giorgia Coratti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6666-5628)
- Allan M. Glanzman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7145-2608)
- Leslie Nelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3606-5757)
- Laurey Brown
- Kristin J. Krosschell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2879-5055)
- Terri Carry
- María Luisa del Valle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9727-5788)
- D. Moat
- Robert Muni‐Lofra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8901-9140)
- Jean Flickinger
- Matt Civitello
- Elizabeth Maczek
- Amy Pasternak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8841-2613)
- Chiara Corbo-Galli
- Jennifer Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6919-0437)
- Carolyn Kelley
- Katie Hoffman
- Brigid Driscoll
- Roberto DeSanctis
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Lurie Children's Hospital (US)
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (US)
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
- Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic (IT)
- Children's Hospital Colorado (US)
- Children's Medical Center (US)
- Medical City Children's Hospital (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Neurology
- Published
- 2025-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2025.1502495
- Primary Topic
- Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Northwestern University
- National Institutes of Health