Relationships Among Musculoskeletal Impairments & Functional Health Outcomes in Spastic CP: A Multi-center Evaluation
Grant Recipient: Mark F Abel, MD
- Presentations & Publications:
- Presentation: Specialty Day Symposium on “Outcomes: Not Just For Research”, 60th Annual Meeting of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy & Developmental Medicine, Boston MA; September 13th, 2006; Chester Tylkowski, MD, Donna Oeffinger, PhD, George Gorton, BS, Anita Bagley, PhD, Elroy Sullivan, PhD, Mark Abel, MD, Diane Damiano, PhD, PT, Bob Palisano, PT, ScD Symposia: Specialty Day Symposium on “Outcomes: Not Just For Research”, 60th Annual Meeting of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy & Developmental Medicine, Boston MA; September 13th, 2006; Chester Tylkowski, MD, Donna Oeffinger, PhD, George Gorton, BS, Anita Bagley, PhD, Elroy Sullivan, PhD, Mark Abel, MD, Diane Damiano, PhD, PT, Bob Palisano, PT, ScD Papers: 1. Abel MF, Damiano DL, CPMOTOR Study Group. 2003. Relationship Among Musculoskeletal Impairments and Functional Health Status in Ambulatory Cerebral Palsy. J Pediatric Orthopaedics 23 (4): 535-541. 2. D.J. Oeffingera, C.M. Tylkowskia, M.K. Rayensb, R.F. Davisa, G.E. Gorton, IIIc, J. D’Astousd, D.E. Nicholsond, D.L. Damianoe, M.F. Abelf, A.M. Bagleyg, and J. Luanb 2004 .Multi-Center Study of the Gross Motor Function Classification System and Pediatric Outcome Tools Used to Assess Function in the Ambulatory Cerebral Palsy Population Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology May; 46(5):311-9, 2004. 3. Damiano DL, Abel MF, Romness M, Oeffinger DJ, Tylkowski C, FARG study Group. Comparing Functional Profiles of Children with Hemiplegic & Diplegic Cerebral Palsy in GMFCS levels I and II: Are separate classifications needed? Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology Oct; 48(10):797-803 2006. 4. Oeffinger D, Tylkowski C., Gorton G., Bagley A., Nicholson D., Barnes B., Calmes J, Abel MF, Damiano D, Kryscio R, Rogers S,. Outcome Tools Commonly Used in Ambulator Children with Cerebral Palsy: Part 1- Descriptive Characteristics: Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology (In press 2006) 5. Bagley A, Gorton G, Oeffinger D, Tylkowski C., Barnes D, Calmes J, Nicholson D, Damiano D, Abel MF, , Kryscio R.. Outcome Tools Commonly Used in Ambulator Children with Cerebral Palsy: Part 2- Discriminatory Ability: Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology (In press 2006) 6. Sullivan E., Barnes D., Linton J. L., Calmes J., Damiano D., Oeffinger D., Tylkowski C., Abel MF, Bagley A., Gorton G., Nicholson D, Rogers S. Relationships among pediatric measures utilized for assessment of functional outcomes in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy: Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology (in review 2006)
- Further Funding:
- 1. Scientific Poster Award: 54th American Academy for Cerebral Palsy & Developmental Medicine- For Study on: Relationships Among Musculoskeletal Impairment, Function and Perceived Health Status in Spastic CP: A multi-center collaboration 2. Multi-center study: A Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Assessment of Outcome Instruments in Patients with Ambulatory Cerebral Palsy; Shriner’s Research Association, P.I. Chester Tylkowski, M.D. Lexington Shriners Role: Site Principal Investigator, $80,600 per annun X 3 years
