The International Classification of Functioning, Disabil-ity and Health (ICF) distinguishes
impairments of body structure from activity limitations and participation exclusions. 1 By …

Children with cerebral palsy (CP) may have many musculoskeletal deformities depending
on the type of CP. These deformities may result from (i) lack of motor control,(ii) abnormal …

We welcome you to this report and in this introduction describe the background and context
of the conference that led to the enclosed reviews and recommendations. In 1994 ISPO …

Advances in medical and surgical care over the past 20 years have resulted in children who
formerly would have died at birth or infancy now surviving well into adulthood, many with …

Aims Orthopaedic care of adults with cerebral palsy (CP) has not been well documented in
orthopaedic literature. This paper focuses on some of the common problems which present …

Cerebral palsy (CP) refers to a group of permanent disorders of the development of
movement and posture, causing activity limitations, which are attributed to non-progressive …

Cerebral Palsy (CP) is the most common chronic disability of childhood. The problems
involved are complex; not only do these children have problems of mobility, but a plethora of …

Cerebral palsy (CP) arises due to an injury in the immature brain, and—even in patients in
whom the disorder is considered to be nonprogressive—the resulting disability is lifelong …

Orthopedic management of children with cerebral palsy is a challenging task. The
presentation is highly variable, ranging from those with mild clinical manifestations to those …

Each year, the Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics publishes more papers dealing with
orthopaedic issues of children with cerebral palsy (CP) than any other medical journal …