title: Hyperselective posterior rhizotomy in treatment of spasticity of paralytic limbs.
abstract: One hundred and eight patients with spasticity of the paralytic limbs were treated successfully with hyperselective posterior rhizotomy (SPR). Of the 108 patients, 100 had cerebral palsy, 2 hemiplegia, 3 sequelae of cerebral injury, 2 paraplegia and 1 multiple sclerosis. Twelve patients received cervical SPR and 96 lumbosacral SPR. Laminectomy is performed to open the dura and to separate the posterior spinal root into several rootlets. The lower threshold rootlets were divided after electrical stimulation. Follow-up for 6 to 30 months showed that the effective rate of reducing spasticity was over 95% and functional improvement rate over 80%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: A Q
authors.initials: AQ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Z X
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009128:Muscle Spasticity / Q000601:surgery; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000601:surgery*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods