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Functional decline in children undergoing selective dorsal rhizotomy after age 10.
- Source :
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Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology . Aug2011, Vol. 53 Issue 8, p717-723. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- The article discusses a study that compares function and gait in a group of certain older children who received selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) with age- and function-matched children who received either no surgery or orthopedic surgery. Ambulatory children with diplegic cerebral palsy and categorized in levels I or II of the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS). It was found that the group that received orthopedic surgery showed improved gait compared with the group that did not undergo surgery.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00121622
- Volume :
- 53
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 62461350
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8749.2011.04010.x