Use of lower extremity orthoses in patients with cerebral palsy and related factors.

Mazlum Serdar AkaltunOzlem AltindagSükrü Bicer Neytullah TuranSavas GursoyAli Gur

Published in: Prosthetics and orthotics international (2021)

Regular orthosis use is at quite low levels in patients with CP. The decision for prescribing orthosis should be made with a rehabilitation team, with the patient included before orthosis is prescribed. Problems related to orthosis use should be addressed at regular intervals after prescribing orthosis.

Keyphrases

cerebral palsy
primary care
mental health
palliative care
case report
emergency department
quality improvement