Surgical and health outcomes of non‐ambulatory children with cerebral palsy and severe scoliosis: A population‐based, longitudinal study
Although surgical correction of scoliosis in non-ambulatory children with CP carried a high risk of complications and re-operations, it resulted in improved sitting posture and reduced back pain. Children who were not eligible for surgical treatment had a high mortality rate.
Authors
- Terje Terjesen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0252-7941)
- Thomas Kibsgård (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4466-2172)
- Sandra Julsen Hollung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7486-7454)
- Svend Vinje (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5594-6483)
- Joachim Horn
Institutions
- Oslo University Hospital (NO)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
- Sykehuset i Vestfold (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
- Published
- 2025-08-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.16473
- Primary Topic
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00