Table 2.
The use of spinal orthoses in numbers and percentages of children with cerebral palsy, the structural and functional treatment goals and the rate of goal attainment relative to their age, sex, GMFCS level and degree of scoliosis
| Total number | Spinal orthosis | Prevent deformity | Improve stability/positioning | Improve arm/hand function | Improve head control | ||||||||||
| Age | N | N (%) | G | GA (%) | G | GA (%) | G | GA (%) | G | GA (%) | |||||
| 1 | 6 | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | 0 | (0.0) |
| 1 | 91 | 1 | (1.1) | 1 | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | 0 | (0.0) |
| 2 | 170 | 6 | (3.5) | 1 | 0 | (0.0) | 5 | 5 | (100) | 3 | 2 | (67) | 5 | 4 | (80) |
| 3 | 202 | 14 | (6.9) | 2 | 1 | (50) | 14 | 12 | (86) | 5 | 4 | (80) | 7 | 6 | (86) |
| 4 | 215 | 14 | (6.5) | 4 | 2 | (50) | 13 | 11 | (85) | 8 | 6 | (75) | 10 | 6 | (60) |
| 5 | 295 | 27 | (9.2) | 5 | 4 | (80) | 25 | 24 | (96) | 12 | 11 | (92) | 15 | 12 | (80) |
| 6 | 246 | 19 | (7.7) | 10 | 7 | (70) | 19 | 16 | (84) | 8 | 7 | (88) | 12 | 10 | (83) |
| 7 | 233 | 2 | (10) | 8 | 6 | (75) | 23 | 20 | (87) | 9 | 7 | (78) | 12 | 7 | (58) |
| 8 | 237 | 25 | (10) | 7 | 4 | (57) | 24 | 21 | (88) | 11 | 8 | (73) | 13 | 11 | (85) |
| 9 | 194 | 26 | (13) | 7 | 5 | (71) | 26 | 22 | (85) | 8 | 7 | (88) | 10 | 9 | (90) |
| 10 | 233 | 19 | (8.2) | 8 | 7 | (88) | 18 | 17 | (94) | 5 | 5 | (100) | 10 | 8 | (80) |
| 11 | 206 | 25 | (12) | 9 | 4 | (44) | 24 | 19 | (79) | 5 | 4 | (80) | 10 | 8 | (80) |
| 12 | 217 | 24 | (11) | 11 | 4 | (36) | 24 | 21 | (88) | 12 | 9 | (75) | 12 | 11 | (92) |
| 13 | 168 | 19 | (11) | 5 | 2 | (40) | 18 | 16 | (89) | 6 | 5 | (83) | 7 | 4 | (57) |
| 14 | 87 | 8 | (9.2) | 5 | 1 | (20) | 7 | 5 | (71) | 4 | 2 | (50) | 4 | 3 | (75) |
| Sex | |||||||||||||||
| Boys | 1614 | 135 | (8.4) | 44 | 22 | (50) | 132 | 115 | (87) | 50 | 40 | (80) | 72 | 57 | (72) |
| Girls | 1186 | 116 | (9.8) | 39 | 25 | (64) | 109 | 94 | (86) | 46 | 37 | (80) | 55 | 42 | (76) |
| GMFCS | |||||||||||||||
| III | 254 | 4 | (1.6) | 1 | 0 | (0.0) | 3 | 2 | (67) | 1 | 1 | (100) | 0 | 0 | (0.0) |
| IV | 423 | 77 | (18) | 23 | 14 | (61) | 76 | 68 | (89) | 51 | 40 | (78) | 38 | 31 | (82) |
| V | 443 | 170 | (38) | 59 | 33 | (56) | 162 | 139 | (80) | 44 | 36 | (81) | 89 | 68 | (76) |
| Scoliosis | |||||||||||||||
| No | 2312 | 113 | (4.8) | 26 | 18 | (69) | 110 | 97 | (88) | 54 | 44 | (81) | 68 | 54 | (79) |
| Mild | 333 | 56 | (17) | 14 | 10 | (71) | 55 | 44 | (80) | 24 | 20 | (83) | 25 | 18 | (72) |
| Moderate | 71 | 39 | (55) | 16 | 9 | (56) | 36 | 34 | (94) | 5 | 4 | (80) | 14 | 10 | (71) |
| Severe | 64 | 43 | (67) | 27 | 10 | (37) | 40 | 34 | (85) | 13 | 9 | (69) | 20 | 17 | (85) |
| Total | 2800 | 251 | 83 | 47 | (57) | 241 | 209 | (87) | 96 | 77 | (80) | 127 | 99 | (78) | |
GMFCS Gross Motor Function Classification System; N number of children per goal; G goal; GA goal attainment.