Evolution of self-care and functional mobility after single-event multilevel surgery in children and adolescents with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy.

Self-care and functional mobility decrease significantly in the first months after single-event multilevel surgery (SEMLS). Six months after SEMLS most preoperative scores are regained. Impact of SEMLS is more pronounced for functional mobility than for self-care. Muscle strength and functionality at baseline are important influencing factors on the evolution after SEMLS.