OBJECTIVE: To establish consensus on definitive, actionable standards for the management of deformational plagiocephaly. DESIGN: Three-stage Delphi Survey process based on best practice statements obtained through literature review. SETTING: Electronic survey delivery. PARTICIPANTS: Review panel of 10 multidisciplinary subject matter experts (SMEs); survey panel of 30 cranial orthotists. RESULTS: Fifty-four best practice statements were accepted in four categories: diagnosis, presentation and severity, initiating treatment, and management principles. CONCLUSIONS: Clinical practice can be guided en route to robust evidence as to the efficacy of various plagiocephaly management strategies, in pursuit of definitive standards.
OBJECTIVE: To establish consensus on definitive, actionable standards for the management of deformational plagiocephaly. DESIGN: Three-stage Delphi Survey process based on best practice statements obtained through literature review. SETTING: Electronic survey delivery. PARTICIPANTS: Review panel of 10 multidisciplinary subject matter experts (SMEs); survey panel of 30 cranial orthotists. RESULTS: Fifty-four best practice statements were accepted in four categories: diagnosis, presentation and severity, initiating treatment, and management principles. CONCLUSIONS: Clinical practice can be guided en route to robust evidence as to the efficacy of various plagiocephaly management strategies, in pursuit of definitive standards.
Authors: Tyler D Klenow; Larry J Mengelkoch; Phillip M Stevens; Chris A Ràbago; Owen T Hill; Gail A Latlief; Rodrigo Ruiz-Gamboa; M Jason Highsmith Journal: J Neuroeng Rehabil Date: 2018-09-05 Impact factor: 4.262