Epidemiology of scoliosis in cerebral palsy: A population-based study at skeletal maturity.
Kate L WilloughbySoon Ghee AngPam ThomasonErich RutzBenjamin ShoreAaron J BucklandMichael B JohnsonH Kerr GrahamPublished in: Journal of paediatrics and child health (2021)
Scoliosis was very common in young people with CP, with prevalence and severity strongly associated with GMFCS and MACS level and dystonic movement disorder. Severe curves were almost exclusively found in non-ambulant children. Clinical screening for scoliosis should occur for all children with CP, with radiographic surveillance focusing on those functioning at GMFCS IV and V.