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...

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Publicado en:American Journal of Occupational Therapy Vol. 44; no. 6; pp. 511 - 517
Autores principales: Berman B, Vaughan CL, Peacock WJ
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: American Occupational Therapy Association Jun1990
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