Functional Outcomes of Childhood Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy 20 to 28 Years Later

TS Park; Jenny L Liu; Caleb Edwards; Deanna M Walter; Matthew B Dobbs

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Functional Outcomes of Childhood Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy 20 to 28 Years Later

Park T
Liu J
Edwards C
et al.

Cureus (2017)

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.1256

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Abstract

Selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) is a surgical method used to treat childhood spastic cerebral palsy (CP). However, the effects of early SDR on functional outcomes and quality of life decades later in adulthood remains to be elucidated.

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Park, T., Liu, J. L., Edwards, C., Walter, D. M., & Dobbs, M. B. (2017). Functional Outcomes of Childhood Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy 20 to 28 Years Later. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1256

Functional Outcomes of Childhood Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy 20 to 28 Years Later

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