Assessment of Health Status in Patients With Cerebral Palsy
Vitale MG, Roye EA, Choe JC, Hyman JE, Lee FY, Roye DP. Assessment of Health Status in Patients With Cerebral Palsy. Journal Of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2005, 25: 792-797. PMID: 16294138, DOI: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000164870.26632.6b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric Outcomes Data Collection InstrumentChild Health QuestionnaireQuality of lifeCerebral palsyPediatric cerebral palsy populationFloor effectsCommon QoL instrumentsCerebral palsy populationPatient's actual conditionQuadriplegic groupHealth QuestionnaireHemiplegic groupPatient responseQOL instrumentsHealth statusDiagnostic groupsCeiling effectsPalsyFunctional rangeQuadriplegicsQuestionnaireDynamic assessmentGroupPopulationAssessmentPatient-Based Outcomes Following Clubfoot Surgery
Vitale MG, Choe JC, Vitale MA, Lee FY, Hyman JE, Roye DP. Patient-Based Outcomes Following Clubfoot Surgery. Journal Of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2005, 25: 533-538. PMID: 15958910, DOI: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000157999.38424.ba.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-based measuresClubfoot surgeryChild Health QuestionnaireDisease-specific instrumentLong-term outcomesPatient-based outcomesDisease-specific measuresCohort of adolescentsQuality of lifePrimary endpointSurgical repairPractice patternsHealth QuestionnaireAppropriate treatmentAuthors' institutionRadiographic measuresHealth outcomesTreatment resultsHealthy feetYoung athletesPatientsSurgeryOutcomesOngoing controversySimilar results