Ambulation status of adults with myelomeningocoele

The current ambulation status of 87 adults with myelomeningocoele who had been ambulant with calipers as children was reviewed--23 patients were community ambulators, while 58 had become wheelchair-bound. The majority of patients in the study group found calipers uncomfortable to wear, and almost half of the group developed pressure sores directly related to their calipers.