Tom F Novacheck

Invited Editorial Tom F Novacheck, PDF ShareShare If you are a seasoned practitioner (the term I favor at this point in my career), you know that what you do for individuals with cerebral palsy (CP), the recommendations you make, what you can offer, and the tools at your disposal are significantly different and more advanced than at the beginning of your career. If you are just starting out in the field, you hope that the same will be true for you.

Aim To investigate the effect of crouch‐related surgery on knee pain in individuals with cerebral palsy. Method We retrospectively identified individuals with two three‐dimensional gait analyses at baseline and follow‐up visits. All individuals walked in crouch gait at baseline. Visits were 9 months to 42 months apart. Baseline knee pain, age, crouch‐related surgery (yes/no), and minimum knee flexion at follow‐up were entered into a logistic regression to predict follow‐up knee pain.

To assess interobserver reliability in the interpretation of three‐dimensional gait analysis (3DGA) of children with gait disorders within a single institution. Seven experienced interpreters in our institution participated in a quality‐assurance program reviewing one unique patient's 3DGA data every 3 months. Between 2014 and 2017, 15 patients’ data were interpreted (14 with spastic cerebral palsy, 1 with myelodysplasia).