The first meta-analysis of randomized controlled surgical trials in cerebral palsy (2002)

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Article

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Paediatrics and Child Health (East Africa)

Abstract

This study is a comparative analysis and meta-analysis of three randomized clinical trials. Children with spastic diplegia received either 'selective' dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) plus physiotherapy (SDR+PT) or PT without SDR (PT-only). Common outcome measures were used for spasticity (Ashworth scale) and function (Gross Motor Function Measure [GMFM]). Baseline and 9- to 12-month outcome data were pooled (n=90). At baseline, 82 children were under 8 years old and 65 had Gross Motor Function Classification System level II or III disability. Pooled Ashworth data analysis confirmed a reduction of spasticity with SDR+PT (mean change score difference -1.2; Wilcoxon p

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This work was published before the author joined Aga Khan University.

Publication (Name of Journal)

Dev Med Child Neurol

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