Table 1: Characteristics of children pre-Multilevel Surgery (MLS) and details of the MLS operation.

Characteristics

HSP (n = 15)

HSP (n = 9)

> 1.5 yrs

CP (n = 9)

GMFCS level I

6

4

4

GMFCS level II

6

4

5

GMFCS level III

3

1

0

Male

10

6

5

Female

5

3

4

Mean [range] age at operation, years

11.6 [5.3-18.9]

11.4 [6.8-18.9]

10.5 [8.3-14.9]

Mean weight pre-operative, kilograms

37.13

37.7

30.43

Mean height pre-operative, meters

1.4

1.41

1.34

Bony procedure

   

 

Femoral derotation osteotomy

6

4

6

Femoral varisation osteotomy

0

0

0

Femoral extension osteotomy

1

0

1

Femoral derotation-varisation (DVO)

5

3

0

Femoral derotation-extension

3

2

1

Tibial derotation osteotomy

5

3

6

Calcaneal lengthening osteotomy

1

0

1

Patellar distalisation

3

2

3

Talonavicular fusion

1

0

1

Soft tissue procedure

 

 

 

Lengthening m. psoas

3

4

7

Lengthening Hamstrings

3

3

7

Lengthening m. gastrocnemius

2

2

7

Lengtheningtib. posterior

0

0

1

Lengthening Adductors

3

1

1

Transfer m. rectus femoris

6

4

7

Botox

9

5

0

HSP: Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia; CP: Cerebral Palsy; GMFCS: Gross Motor Function Classification System.