Functional Follow-up After Single Event Multilevel Surgery in Children Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy

Purpose: The aim of this study is to assess the short- and midterm evolution of self-care and functional mobility after multilevel surgery in children and adolescents with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy and to identify which factors could have an impact on these outcomes. Methods: Thirty-four participants were included. All participants will be evaluated before surgery, at 9 weeks, 6,12,18, 24, 36 and 60 months. Self-care was assessed with the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory-NL (PEDI-NL). The Mobility Questionnaire47 (MobQues47) and Functional Mobility Scale (FMS) were used to measure functional mobility. Interactions between CP, personal and environmental characteristics and evolution in time were assessed.