title: Radiofrequency lesions of the dorsal root ganglion in the treatment of hip flexor spasm: a report of two cases.
abstract: The current popular model of spasticity is that the abnormalities are primarily due to increased sensitivity of the reflex are at the segmental level of the spinal cord. Neurosurgical procedures, such as open selective dorsal rhizotomy for the reduction of spasticity, have been based on this assumption. We describe two patients with hip flexor spasm of different origin treated with radiofrequency lesions of the dorsal root ganglion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vles
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: van Kleef
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sleypen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bulstra
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Szpak
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Luijckx
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Beuls
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Sluyter
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Troost
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005727:Ganglia, Spinal / Q000503:physiopathology; D006615:Hip / Q000294:innervation; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced; D008297:Male; D009128:Muscle Spasticity / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000294:innervation; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D013035:Spasm / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*