Gait Problems in Cerebral Palsy focuses on the surgical care and postoperative rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy as they grow through early and late childhood, and adolescence.

The book describes the neurologic and musculoskeletal issues that are frequently treated in children in each age group. It describes how to evaluate the children, create problem lists, make treatment choices, carry out interventions, and provide rehabilitation therapies. It:

• Emphasizes the critical importance of dialogue with children and parents, and age-related data derived from the GOAL questionnaire is provided to focus insight on the priorities of patients and families.
• Presents descriptions of patient and family priorities, decision-making and surgical techniques, and rehabilitation therapies for each age group.
• Offers consistent chapter structures that emphasize clarity and brevity, supplemented by figures and tables.
• Highlights the importance of building collaborative multidisciplinary clinical teams.
• Includes access to numerous videos which demonstrate clinical teams at work with patients, surgical techniques, and rehabilitation activities.

Essential reading for orthopaedic surgeons, physiatrists, physical therapists, kinesiologists, gait analysis experts, and other members of the interdisciplinary team involved.