Long-term outcomes five years after selective dorsal rhizotomy

BMC Pediatrics

Table 4 GMFM results.

GMFM score	Preop-12 m				Preop-3 yrs				Preop-5 yrs
	Mean	SD	range	p-value	Mean	SD	range	p-value	Mean	SD	range	p-value
GMFM-66
(n = 35)	3.5	4.8	-3.8-19.5	< 0.001	8.0	8.1	-9.9-29.4	< 0.001	9.5	9.7	-7.4-38.4	< 0.001
GMFM-88
total (n = 34)*	10.9	10.3	-9.0-31.0	< 0.001	16.1	12.9	-4.0-52.0	< 0.001	21.2	17.9	-6.9-17.9	< 0.001
GMFM-88
goal total (n = 35)	13.6	13.1	-10.0-42.2	< 0.001	23.6	17.4	-17.0-59.0	< 0.001	25.2	18.7	-21.3-59.0	< 0.001

Mean difference, standard deviation (SD) and range in GMFM-66, GMFM-88 total and goal total scores in children with spastic diplegia. P-values obtained with Wilcoxon's signed rank's test: pre- to12 months postoperatively, pre- to 3 years postoperatively, pre- to 5 years postoperatively. *One child was not tested in dimension A.

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