This resource from the Cerebral Palsy Research Network website, details the common skeletal conditions affecting individuals with cerebral palsy.
The reason bones form differently among individuals with cerebral palsy are not fully understood, however, they are likely the result of many factors such as low birth weight, prematurity, use of medications for seizures and reflux, diet, lack of opportunity for bearing weight, abnormal growth hormones, and genetics.
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