Pettersson et al reported a risk score of scoliosis in a child with cerebral palsy. This can help to identify a patient who may closer monitoring. The authors are from Lund University and Region Vastmanland-Uppsala University.
Patient selection: child with cerebral palsy
Parameters:
(1) Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS)
(2) sex
(3) epilepsy
(4) limited knee extension
Parameter
Findings
Points
GMFCS
I, II or III
0
IV
2.288
V
3.366
sex
female
0.655
male
0
epilepsy
no
0
yes
0.622
limited knee extension
no
0
yes
0.614
value of X =
= SUM(points for the 4 parameters) - 4.219
probability of scoliosis =
= 1 / (1 + EXP((-1) * X))
Performance:
• The area under the ROC curve is 0.87.
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