ArticlePloS one2019
The short-term effects of selective dorsal rhizotomy on gait compared to matched cerebral palsy control groups.
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- Reactive Balance Control Following Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy in Child With Diplegic Cerebral Palsy.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
- Selective dorsal rhizotomy long-term effects on functional motility in Jordanian children with spastic cerebral palsy.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Impact of selective dorsal rhizotomy to cerebral palsy children caregivers' burden.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2024Article
- Short-term reduction of ankle spasticity after surgical lengthening of the triceps surae in chronic post-stroke patients: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Distal rectus femoris surgery in children with cerebral palsy: results of a Delphi consensus project.Journal of children's orthopaedics · 2021Article
- Energy consumption does not change after selective dorsal rhizotomy in children with spastic cerebral palsy.Developmental medicine and child neurology · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo examine the short-term effects of selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) ± soft-tissue surgery on gait in cerebral palsy (CP) compared to matched controls with no surgical intervention.
methodsParticipants had gait analysis before and one year after SDR. Non SDR participants were retrospectively matched for age and all significant gait parameters. The SDR group was further subdivided into those who had concomitant orthopaedic surgery and those who had SDR only.
resultsThe SDR group consisted of 29 participants (mean age 5.8 years at baseline, 7.7 years at follow-up). Of these, 13 had concomitant orthopaedic surgery. The non SDR group consisted of 18 participants (mean age at baseline 6.1 years, 8.1 years at follow-up). SDR ± soft-tissue surgery significantly improved step-lengths, knee flexion at initial contact and mid-stance, ankle dorsiflexion, foot progression and timing of peak knee flexion. None of these improvements in gait were seen without surgical intervention. While more improvements were seen in those who had SDR and orthopaedic surgery, SDR only resulted in improved step-lengths, knee extension, foot progression and timing of peak knee flexion.
conclusionsSDR ± soft-tissue surgery results in short-term improvements in gait which are not seen without surgical intervention. While those who had SDR and soft-tissue surgery demonstrated more changes in gait, many improvements were attributable to SDR only.
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