%0 Journal Article %1 Cassidy1994 %A Cassidy, C. %A Craig, C. L. %A Perry, A. %A Karlin, L. I. %A Goldberg, M. J. %D 1994 %J J Pediatr Orthop %K Activities of Daily Living; Ado; Adult; Back Pain; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Cost Illness; Female; Home Nursing; Humans; Male; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Prospective Studies; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Retrospective Scoliosis; Spinal Fusion; lescent %N 6 %P 731--739 %T A reassessment of spinal stabilization in severe cerebral palsy. %V 14 %X A homogenous population of 37 institutionalized patients with scoliosis and severe cerebral palsy was evaluated to assess the impact of spinal stabilization on comfort, function, health, and ease of nursing care. Through a prospective care-burden study, a 34-month retrospective analysis, and a healthcare worker questionnaire, 17 fused patients with a mean current scoliosis of 35 degrees were compared with 20 nonfused patients with a mean scoliosis of 76 degrees. No clinically significant differences were noted in pain or pulmonary medication utilization or therapy, decubiti, function, or time for daily care. Nevertheless, the majority of healthcare workers believed that the fused patients were more comfortable.

@article{Cassidy1994, abstract = {A homogenous population of 37 institutionalized patients with scoliosis and severe cerebral palsy was evaluated to assess the impact of spinal stabilization on comfort, function, health, and ease of nursing care. Through a prospective care-burden study, a 34-month retrospective analysis, and a healthcare worker questionnaire, 17 fused patients with a mean current scoliosis of 35 degrees were compared with 20 nonfused patients with a mean scoliosis of 76 degrees. No clinically significant differences were noted in pain or pulmonary medication utilization or therapy, decubiti, function, or time for daily care. Nevertheless, the majority of healthcare workers believed that the fused patients were more comfortable.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T19:14:32.000+0200}, author = {Cassidy, C. and Craig, C. L. and Perry, A. and Karlin, L. I. and Goldberg, M. J.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/24b33fa4a0fb052c7721d5770bd44ec09/ar0berts}, groups = {public}, interhash = {79c7dd94b0cf13f704f8721746b9dfb0}, intrahash = {4b33fa4a0fb052c7721d5770bd44ec09}, journal = {J Pediatr Orthop}, keywords = {Activities of Daily Living; Ado; Adult; Back Pain; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Cost Illness; Female; Home Nursing; Humans; Male; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Prospective Studies; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Retrospective Scoliosis; Spinal Fusion; lescent}, number = 6, pages = {731--739}, pmid = {7814585}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T19:14:32.000+0200}, title = {A reassessment of spinal stabilization in severe cerebral palsy.}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 14, year = 1994 }