The effect of rhizotomy on movement in patients with cerebral palsy.
Selective posterior lumbar rhizotomy has recently become an alternative method for relieving spasticity in patients with spastic cerebral palsy. This procedure involves the selective sectioning of the lumbosacral posterior nerve rootlets. Because the whole nerve root in not cut, tactile and proprioc...
| Published in: | American Journal of Occupational Therapy Vol. 44; no. 6; pp. 511 - 517 |
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| Format: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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American Occupational Therapy Association
Jun1990
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