Journal article
Validation of a Model of Gross Motor Function for Children With Cerebral Palsy
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Development of gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy (CP) has not been documented. The purposes of this study were to examine a model of gross motor function in children with CP and to apply the model to construct gross motor function curves for each of the 5 levels of the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS).
SUBJECTS: A stratified sample of 586 children with CP, 1 to 12 years of age, who …
Authors
Palisano RJ; Hanna SE; Rosenbaum PL; Russell DJ; Walter SD; Wood EP; Raina PS; Galuppi BE
Journal
Physical Therapy, Vol. 80, No. 10, pp. 974–985
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
October 1, 2000
DOI
10.1093/ptj/80.10.974
ISSN
0031-9023