ArticleAnnals of rehabilitation medicine2023
Effect of Intrathecal Baclofen Pump on Scoliosis in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Meta-Analysis.
Article in Annals of rehabilitation medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Does spasticity affect outcomes in patients with cerebral palsy undergoing posterior spinal fusion?Spine deformity · 2026Article
- Intrathecal Baclofen in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Critical Review of Selection Criteria, Rehabilitation Goals, Outcomes, and Complications.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Neurosurgery to restore function in cerebral palsy: current practice and emerging therapies.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Review
- Lumbosacral Endoscopic Ventral-Dorsal Rhizotomy: A Novel Approach for Tone Reduction.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- Cervicothoracic ventral-dorsal rhizotomy for treatment of brachial hypertonia in cerebral palsy.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2024Article
- Pre-op considerations in neuromuscular scoliosis deformity surgery: proceedings of the half day course at the 58th annual meeting of the Scoliosis Research Society.Spine deformity · 2024Review
- Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy: Pros and Cons.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo systematically review the effect of intrathecal baclofen pump insertion in children with cerebral palsy (CP) with respect to scoliosis.
methodsA systematic literature search was conducted in PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar databases up to June 2022. The inclusion criteria were as follows: (1) studies with a quantitative study design; (2) studies with a study group of children with CP; (3) studies comparing scoliosis in children with and without an intrathecal baclofen pump; and (4) studies with Cobb's angle as a parameter.
resultsOf the 183 studies found, four studies, all of which were retrospective comparative studies, met the aforementioned inclusion criteria. All studies were homogeneous (I2=0%, p=0.53) and intrathecal baclofen pump insertion accelerated the progression of scoliosis (standard mean difference=0.27; 95% confidence interval=0.07-0.48).
conclusionIntrathecal baclofen pumps have been used to alleviate spasticity in children with CP, thus aiding their daily activities and movements. However, their advantages and disadvantages should be reviewed after sufficient time considering the pumps' negative effect on the course of scoliosis.
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