Peer-Reviewed Publication
Pediatr Phys Ther2023;35(1):57-64.January 1, 2023Video-Audio Media
Inpatient Physical Therapy After Orthopedic Lower Extremity Surgery in Children With Cerebral Palsy.
Amy F Bailes1, Colleen Mangeot, Natalie J Murphy, Zachary Richardson, James McCarthy, Beth M McManus
1PT III Division of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy (Dr Bailes) and Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics (Dr McCarthy), Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio; Department of Rehabilitation, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences (Dr Bailes), University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, Statistical Consulting Core (Ms Mangeot), Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Ms Murphy), School of Medicine, and Department of Health Systems, Management and Policy (Drs McManus and Richardson), Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado; Sondermind Inc (Dr Richardson), Denver, Colorado; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (Dr McCarthy), University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To characterize and examine the variability in receipt of inpatient (IP) physical therapy after lower extremity (LE) orthopedic surgery for individuals with cerebral palsy (CP) across hospital-level (region, bed size) and individual characteristics (gender, age, race/ethnicity, insurance type, technology dependency, and surgical burden).
METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed physical ther…
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