Any differences on the rehabilitation outcomes for children with cerebral palsy undergone selective dorsal rhizotomy: single level vs multi-level laminectomy?

Physiotherapy ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
pp. e210-e211
Author(s):  
N.C. Chan ◽  
M. Lao ◽  
K.Y. Yam ◽  
C. Poon ◽  
B. Yiu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy ◽  
Single Level ◽  
Dorsal Rhizotomy ◽  
Rehabilitation Outcomes ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Outcomes For Children

Selective dorsal rhizotomy: an old treatment re-emerging

2015 ◽  
Vol 100 (8) ◽  
pp. 798-802 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristian Aquilina ◽  
David Graham ◽  
Neil Wimalasundera
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Young Patients ◽  
Management Option ◽  
Significant Morbidity ◽  
Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy ◽  
Single Level ◽  
Dorsal Rhizotomy ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Neurosurgical Technique ◽  
Intervertebral Foramina

Selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) is a neurosurgical technique developed to reduce spasticity and improve mobility in children with cerebral palsy (CP) and lower extremity spasticity. It involves the selective division of lumbosacral afferent (sensory) rootlets at the conus or at the intervertebral foramina under intraoperative neurophysiological guidance. First described in 1908, early procedures were effective at reducing spasticity but were associated with significant morbidity. Technical advancements over the last two decades have reduced the invasiveness of the procedure, typically from a five-level laminoplasty to a single-level laminotomy at the conus. As practised today, SDR is an effective treatment for young patients with bilateral spastic CP who are rigorously selected for surgery and for whom realistic objectives are set. SDR has therefore re-emerged as a valuable management option for spastic CP. In this article, the authors review the single-level SDR technique and its role in the management of bilateral spastic CP, with particular emphasis on patient selection and outcomes.

scholarly journals Effect of selective dorsal rhizotomy in the treatment of children with cerebral palsy

2006 ◽  
Vol 105 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack R. Engsberg ◽  
Sandy A. Ross ◽  
David R. Collins ◽  
Tae Sung Park
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy ◽  
Dorsal Rhizotomy ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy

Predictors of Ability to Walk after Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy in Children with Cerebral Palsy

Neurosurgery ◽  
1996 ◽  
pp. 711-714 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael R. Chicoine ◽  
Tae Sung Park ◽  
George P. Vogler ◽  
Bruce A. Kaufman
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy ◽  
Dorsal Rhizotomy ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy

scholarly journals Selective dorsal rhizotomy for children with cerebral palsy: the Oswestry experience

2007 ◽  
Vol 92 (9) ◽  
pp. 781-785 ◽  
Author(s):  
G F Cole ◽  
S E Farmer ◽  
A Roberts ◽  
C Stewart ◽  
J H Patrick
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy ◽  
Dorsal Rhizotomy ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy
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