Posted on November 30th 2010
Conclusionsâ Involvement of parents helped design a trial which was acceptable to families and addressed outcomes that mattered to them. By consulting parents about the design of the research, the subsequent trial achieved excellent recruitment and retention rates. (Source: Health Expectations)
Posted on November 30th 2010
CONCLUSIONS:
Serious racial and ethnic health and health care inequities persist for children with chronic health conditions. (Source: PEDIATRICS)
Posted on November 30th 2010
WASHINGTON â As researchers take a closer look at stress in families with children who have cerebral palsy, they are finding that parents â particularly those with children who have the greatest activity limitations â expressed a need for more resources on coping strategies and ways to ease their burden. (Source: Pediatric News)
Posted on November 30th 2010
Authors: Jones-Quaidoo SM, Yang S, Arlet V
Cerebral palsy (CP) spinal deformities encompass a spectrum of deformities that are often initially treated nonoperatively, only to result in progression of scoliotic curves and further morbidity. Various surgical interventions have been devised to address the progressive curvature of the spine. This endeavor cannot be taken lightly and at times can be encumbered by prior treatments such as the use of baclofen pumps or dorsal rhizotomies. Care of these patients requires a multidisciplinary approach and comprehensive preoperative and postoperative management, including nutritional status, orthopedic assessment of functional level with specific emphasis on the hips and pelvic obliquity, and wheelchair modifications. The surgical techniques in CP...
Posted on November 30th 2010
Authors: Jones-Quaidoo SM, Yang S, Arlet V
Cerebral palsy (CP) spinal deformities encompass a spectrum of deformities that are often initially treated nonoperatively, only to result in progression of scoliotic curves and further morbidity. Various surgical interventions have been devised to address the progressive curvature of the spine. This endeavor cannot be taken lightly and at times can be encumbered by prior treatments such as the use of baclofen pumps or dorsal rhizotomies. Care of these patients requires a multidisciplinary approach and comprehensive preoperative and postoperative management, including nutritional status, orthopedic assessment of functional level with specific emphasis on the hips and pelvic obliquity, and wheelchair modifications. The surgical techniques in CP...
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