Fracture rate in children with cerebral palsy

RD Stevenson, M Conaway, JW Barrington… - Pediatric …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: To determine the prevalence of previous fracture, the rate of fracture over time
and associated risk factors for fracture in children with moderate or severe cerebral palsy …

Fractures in children with cerebral palsy

AI Leet, A Mesfin, C Pichard, F Launay… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Methods: The International Classification of Diseases (Ninth Revision) coding identified 763
children with cerebral palsy. Patients and caregivers were contacted for information about …

Fractures in children with cerebral palsy: a total population study

U Uddenfeldt Wort, E Nordmark… - … Medicine & Child …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To analyse factors associated with fractures in children with cerebral palsy (CP) in
different levels of G ross M otor F unction C lassification S ystem (GMFCS). Method This was …

Fractures in children with cerebral palsy

MZ Mughal - Current osteoporosis reports, 2014 - Springer
Children with moderate to severe cerebral palsy are at increased risk of sustaining fracture
following minimal trauma. Such fractures predominantly occur in lower limb bones and are …

Fractures in patients with cerebral palsy

A Presedo, KW Dabney, F Miller - Journal of Pediatric …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Fractures in children with cerebral palsy (CP) constitute a common clinical problem. The
purpose of this retrospective study is to analyze the demographics, identify risk factors, and …

Epidemiology of low bone mineral density and fractures in children with severe cerebral palsy: a systematic review

S Mergler, HM Evenhuis, AM Boot… - … Medicine & Child …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Children with severe cerebral palsy (CP) are at risk for developing low bone mineral
density (BMD) and low‐impact fractures. The aim of this study was to provide a systematic …

Bone density and metabolism in children and adolescents with moderate to severe cerebral palsy

RC Henderson, RK Lark, MJ Gurka, G Worley… - …, 2002 - publications.aap.org
Objectives. Diminished bone density and a propensity to fracture with minimal trauma are
common in children and adolescents with moderate to severe cerebral palsy (CP). The …

Predicting low bone density in children and young adults with quadriplegic cerebral palsy

RC Henderson, J Kairalla, A Abbas… - … medicine and child …, 2004 - cambridge.org
Many children and young adults with cerebral palsy (CP) have diminished bone mineral
density (BMD) and a propensity to fracture with minimal trauma. The aim of this study was to …

Evidence-based review of bone strength in children and youth with cerebral palsy

M Cohen, E Lahat, T Bistritzer, A Livne… - Journal of child …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Children with cerebral palsy have various risk factors for compromised bone health.
Evidence concerning their bone fragility is gathering; however, there is no consensus …

Osteoporosis in adults with cerebral palsy

KJ Sheridan - Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Life expectancy for the 400 000 adults with cerebral palsy (CP) in the USA is increasing.
Although there is a perception of increased fractured rate in the adult with CP, it has not …