Post-surgical rehabilitation protocol in cerebral palsy: Management experience at the Teletón Children's Rehabilitation Center Baja California Sur
Keywords:
Cerebral palsy, orthopedic surgery, level of motor function, postoperative protocolAbstract
Background: Cerebral palsy is a movement and posture alterations that in time evolve to musculo-
skeletal alterations that could require surgical treatment. After surgery, rehabilitation treatment shall
be recommended to take advantage of the procedure. Material and methods: A self-controlled
study was performed. We reviewed the clinical records of patients who underwent orthopedic
surgery during the period of one year. The objective was to describe postsurgical treatment with
hydrotherapy and mecanotherapy and assessed through motor gross function. Patients were clas-
sified according to previous function level and after interventions. Results: 62 patients underwent
surgery between ages from 4 to 19 years. The most frequent surgeries were multiple tenotomy.
After rehabilitation treatment and related to gross motor function classification, 17 patients progress
to immediate superior level. Conclusion: Patients that undergo to orthopedic surgery require ap-
propriate and early rehabilitation, to ensure positive effects of surgery and to improve function level.
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