Information concerning
several physical status variables
of children in the SB group was collected from maternal report and medical chart reviews including (a) spinal lesion level (medical chart): 32 % sacral, 54 % lumbosacral or lumbar, 13 % thoracic; (b) SB
type (medical chart): 82 % myelomeningocele, 12 % lipomeningocele, 6 %
other; (c) shunt status (maternal report): 71 % shunt, 29 % no shunt; and (d) ambulation (maternal report): 19 % no
assistance, 63 %
assistance with braces; 18 %
assistance with a wheelchair.