Long-term outcome after selective posterior rhizotomy in children with spastic cerebral palsy

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 84-95

  Gul, Shahid M ^a,b   Steinbok, Paul ^a,b   McLeod, Kim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Dorsal rhizotomy; Outcome; Posterior rhizotomy; Spasticity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RHIZOTOMY; SPASTICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032758385     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000028839     Document Type: Article

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