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. 2008 Dec 14;8:54. doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-8-54

Table 5.

PEDI scaled scores functional skills; self care and mobility.

Preop
Mean (SD)
6 m
Mean (SD)
12 m
Mean (SD)
18 m
Mean (SD)
3 yrs
Mean (SD)
5 yrs
Mean (SD)
p-value
Functional Skills, Self-care
GMFCS I–II 63.3 (9.1) 69.1 (10.4) 72.3 (10.4) 72.1 (7.0) 77.4 (7.3) 91.8 (10.1) < 0.001
GMFCS III 59.6 (9.1) 64.0 (9.0) 65.2 (9.7) 67.2 (9.8) 70.7 (13.9) 75.9 (14.8) NS
GMFCS IV–V 46.7 (6.2) 51.5 (6.6) 66.6 (6.8) 55.6 (6.8) 59.5 (8.1) 59.6 (8.3) < 0.001
GMFCS I–V 54.2 (10.7) 59.1 (11.3) 61.4 (11.6) 62.7 (10.5) 66.9 (12.1) 72.0 (17.2) < 0.001
Functional Skills, Mobility
GMFCS I–II 63.9 (8.8) 71.8 (11.6) 75.1 (10.7) 79.7 (12.7) 82.8 (13.5) 86.0 (13.5) < 0.001
GMFCS III 51.1 (9.1) 60.3 (9.0) 62.7 (5.8) 64.2 (9.8) 67.7 (6.2) 73.4 (11.8) < 0.001
GMFCS IV–V 35.4 (7.6) 42.6 (8.3) 46.9 (8.1) 48.4 (8.1) 52.8 (8.5) 52.3 (14.3) < 0.001
GMFCS I–V 46.7 (14.7) 54.6 (15.7) 58.1 (14.7) 60.5 (16.5) 64.2 (15.9) 66.2 (19.8) < 0.001

Mean value, Standard deviation (SD) for all assessments in GMFCS I–II (n = 8), GMFCS III (n = 7), GMFCS IV–V (n = 15) and the group as a whole GMFCS I–V (n = 30). P-values obtained with Friedman's test: pre- 6, 12, 18 months, 3 and 5 years postoperatively.