Evaluation of hand function in patients with unilateral cerebral palsy who underwent multilevel functional surgery: a retrospective observational study

European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
Giovanna CristellaAdriano Ferrari

Abstract

Hemiplegia is the most common form of cerebral palsy. Upper limb is generally more affected than lower one. Indeed, hemiplegic children can spontaneously acquire standing and walking ability, while manipulation remains uncertain, with severe limitations in activity and participation, which define a child's functional status (International Classification of Functioning [ICF]). Several non-surgical tools are currently available to approach upper limb impairments. Studies regarding upper limb multilevel surgery in Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy are relatively few and inhomogeneous. The aim of this study is to propose a surgical approach based on upper limb functional level and manipulation strategy and establish whether multilevel surgery can improve segmental alignment, performance and capacity, that ICF defines as activities and participation qualifiers. This study is an observational retrospective study. This study involves patients who referred to the Unit of Children Rehabilitation of S. Maria Nuova Institute for Research and Care, in Reggio Emilia (Italy), over a four-year period. Children affected by hemiplegic cerebral palsy who underwent upper limb multilevel surgery. For each patient, we previously defined functional use of a...Continue Reading

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