Since 1971, we have surgically treated spasticity in 109 cases of cerebral palsy with
posterior rhizotomy. The best results have been obtained with functional posterior rhizotomy …

We have performed selective posterior rhizotomies on 60 children with cerebral palsy. The
procedure involves lumbar laminectomy with stimulation of the rootlets (fascicles) of the …

A review of the selective posterior rhizotomy procedure for reduction of spasticity in cerebral
palsy is presented. The history of the procedure, selection of patients, operative technique …

Fifty consecutive children are described with spastic cerebral palsy treated with selective
functional lumbar and sacral rhizotomy and followed for a minimum of 6 months. In all …

Spasticity represents the most handicapping sequelae of cerebral palsy in children. In this
study, 28 children with spastic cerebral palsy were treated over the last 4 years by …

After their experience of Foerster's operation and its technical modifications in 80 cases the
authors report a new concept of analysis and treatment of spasticity in lower limbs. Spasticity …

✓ In 1976, Fasano, et al., described a new technique of posterior rhizotomy for treatment of
spasticity. They stimulated electrically fascicles of the posterior roots in spastic patients and …

Selective dorsal rhizotomy is a key technique in the surgical management of spasticity in
patients with cerebral palsy. The technique evolved from the late 1800s when pioneers like …

The use of sensory rhizotomy has long been used for the treatment of spasticity. This review
outlines the historical development of this treatment, the current surgical technique, and its …

Abstract WE DESCRIBE A variation of selective dorsal rhizotomy for spastic cerebral palsy
that involves sectioning of the dorsal spinal roots immediately caudal to the conus …