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  • Pediatric Orthopaedics
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Clinical Practice Guidelines

Background:

  • High-quality evidence is crucial for informed clinical decision-making in medicine.
  • Sound methodology and study design are essential for generating reliable evidence.
  • This review focuses on pediatric orthopaedic studies concerning children with cerebral palsy (CP).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To objectively critique the methodological design and clinical findings of two pediatric orthopaedic studies.
  • To assess the potential impact of these studies on clinical practice for children with CP.
  • To evaluate the evidence-based approach in pediatric orthopaedics.

Main Methods:

  • A systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published in 2015-2016 was conducted.
  • Two RCTs investigating botulinum toxin for spastic equinus in children with CP were selected.
  • Methodological and clinical impact reviews were performed by orthopaedic surgeons and a PhD researcher.

Main Results:

  • The first study demonstrated the efficacy of a single dose of botulinum neurotoxin type-A (BoNT-A) over placebo for spastic equinus.
  • Optimal dosing and long-term functional outcomes of BoNT-A remain undetermined.
  • The second study, despite a sound design, was limited by sample size and lacked justification for effect size, precluding practice change recommendations.

Conclusions:

  • Both RCTs were superiority studies; one showed botulinum toxin efficacy, the other found no significant difference between injection schedules.
  • Further research is needed to determine optimal dosing and long-term functional impact of botulinum toxin for CP.
  • Noninferiority trial designs are recommended for future studies comparing treatment options.