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Long Term Benefits of Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy

The Journal of Neurosurgery published research on the long term benefits of selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) in children with cerebral palsy.  The participants in the study included 102 children with spastic CP who underwent SDR between the ages of 3 and 10 years and were evaluated by a multidisciplinary team before surgery and periodically afterward. […]

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Long Term Functional Outcomes After SDR

Long term follow up data was analyzed pre-operatively, 1 year, 5 years, 10 years and 15 years from 102 patients with spastic cerebral palsy who had a selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR).  The results indicated the following: statistically significant improvements seen in spasticity, Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM), activities of daily living up to 10 and […]

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