Musculoskeletal Morbidity Among Adults Living With Spina Bifida and Cerebral Palsy

• Published in: Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 73 - 84
• Main Authors: Haapala, Heidi J, Schmidt, Mary, Lin, Paul, Kamdar, Neil, Mahmoudi, Elham, Peterson, Mark D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Allen Press Inc 01.06.2022; American Spinal Injury Association
• Subjects: Adult; Cerebral palsy; Cerebral Palsy - complications; Cerebral Palsy - epidemiology; Comorbidity; Demographics; Disease; Fractures; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Morbidity; Osteoarthritis; Osteoporosis; Pharmacy; Rehabilitation; Retrospective Studies; Rheumatoid arthritis; Sarcopenia; Spina bifida; Spinal Cord Injuries; Spinal Dysraphism - complications; Spinal Dysraphism - epidemiology; Tendinitis; Variables; United States > US; cerebral palsy; musculoskeletal; osteoporosis; spina bifida; sarcopenia

Individuals living with cerebral palsy (CP) or spina bifida (SB) are at heightened risk for chronic health conditions that may develop or be influenced by the impairment and/or the process of aging. The objective of this study was to compare the incidence of and adjusted hazards for musculoskeletal...