Brachial plexus dorsal rhizotomy in the treatment of upper-limb spasticity

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 26-32

  Bertelli, Jayme Augusto ^a   Ghizoni, Marcos Flavio ^b   Michels, Adalberto ^b  

^a Praça Getulio Vargas 322   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Dorsal root section; Rhizotomy; Spasticity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHETOSIS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DORSAL RHIZOTOMY; DORSAL ROOT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND FUNCTION; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LIMB DISEASE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTURE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASTICITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033917783     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2000.93.1.0026     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. Arens LJ, Peacock WJ, Peter J: Selective posterior rhizotomy: a long-term follow-up study. Childs Nerv Syst 5:148-152, 1989
2. Ashworth B: Preliminary trial of carisoprodol in multiple sclerosis. Practitioner 192:540-542, 1964
3. Benedetti A, Carbonin C, Colombo F: Extended posterior cervical rhizotomy for severe spastic syndromes with diskinesias. Appl Neurophysiol 40:41-47, 1977/78
4. Bertelli JA: Contribution a l'étude de la Régéneration Nerveuse et de la Réinnervation Musculaire Aprés Reparation de Lésions Pré-et Post-Ganglionnaires du Plexus Brachial du Rat Adulte. Thesis. Paris: René Descartes University, 1993
5. Bertelli JA, Ghizoni MF: Selective motor hyperreinnervation by using contralateral C-7 motor rootlets in the reconstruction of an avulsion injury of the brachial plexus. Case report. J Neurosurg 90:1133-1136, 1999
6. Bertelli JA, Taleb M, Mira JC, et al: Selective restoration of sensation by peripheral nerve grafts directly implanted into the contralateral C7 dorsal root ganglion: an experimental study in rat brachial plexus. Neurosurgery 42:125-129, 1997
7. Bertelli JA, Taleb M, Saadi A, et al: The rat brachial plexus and its terminal branches: an experimental model for the study of peripheral nerve regeneration. Microsurgery 16:77-85, 1995
8. Brand P: Low moments in my surgical career. J Hand Surg (Am) 24:662-667, 1999
9. Coggeshall RE: Law of separation of function of the spinal roots. Physiol Rev 60:716-755, 1980
10. Cohen AR, Webster HC: How selective is selective posterior rhizotomy? Surg Neurol 35:267-272, 1991
11. Craft S, Park TS, White DA, et al: Changes in cognitive performance in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy following selective dorsal rhizotomy. Pediatr Neurosurg 23: 68-75, 1995
12. Foerster O: On the indications and results of the excision of posterior spinal nerve roots in men. Surg Gynecol Obstetr 16: 463-474, 1913
13. Foerster O: Über eine neue operative methode der behandlung spasticher lähmungen mittels resektion hinterer rüchenmarkswurzeln. Z Orthop Chir 22:203-223, 1908
14. Freehafer AA, Kelly CM, Peckham PH: Planning tendon transfers in tetraplegia: Cleveland technique, in Hunter JM, Schneider LH, Mackin EJ (eds): Tendon Surgery in the Hand. St. Louis: Mosby, 1987, p 506
15. Gandevia SC, Burke D: Does the nervous system depend on kinesthetic information to control natural limb movements? in Cordo P, Harnad S (eds): Movement Control. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1994, pp 13-30
16. Gros C, Ouaknine G, Vlahovitch B: La radicotomie sélective postérieure dans le traitemente neuro-chirurgical de l'hypertonie pyramidale. Neurochirurgie 13:505-518, 1967
17. Helal B, Rowley DI, Cracchiolo A, et al. Surgery of Disorders of the Foot and Ankle. London: Martin Dunitz, 1996
18. Hovelacque J: Anatomie des Nerfs Craniens et Rachidiens et du Systeme Grand Symphatique Chez l'Homme. Paris: Gaston Doin et Cie, 1927, p 382
19. Jai N, Florence SL, Kass JH: Reorganization of somatosensory cortex after nerve and spinal cord injury. News Physiol Sci 13: 143-149, 1998
20. Kinghorn J: Upper extremity functional changes following selective posterior rhizotomy in children with cerebral palsy. Am J Occup Ther 46:502-507, 1992
21. Kottke FJ: Modification of athetosis by denervation of the tonic neck reflexes. Dev Med Child Neurol 12:236-237, 1970
22. Laitinen LV, Nilsson S, Fugl-Meyer AR: Selective posterior rhizotomy for treatment of spasticity. J Neurosurg 58: 895-899, 1983
23. Lazareff JA, Mata-Acosta AM, Garcia-Mendez MA: Limited selective posterior rhizotomy for the treatment of spasticity secondary to infantile cerebral palsy: a preliminary report. Neurosurgery 27:535-538, 1990
24. Logigian EL, Wolinsky JS, Soriano SG, et al: H-reflex studies in cerebral palsy patients undergoing partial dorsal rhizotomy. Muscle Nerve 17:539-549, 1994
25. Marani E, Pijl ME, Kraan MC: Interconnections of the upper ventral rami of the human sacral plexus: a reappraisal for dorsal rhizotomy in neurostimulation operations. Neurourol Urodyn 12:585-598, 1993
26. Marsden CD, Rothwell JC, Day BL: The issue of peripheral feedback in the control of movement, in Evarts EV, Wise SP, Bousfield (eds): The Motor System in Neurobiology. New York: Elsevier Biomedical Press, 1985, pp 215-222
27. Morota N, Abbot R, Kofler M, et al: Residual spasticity after selective posterior rhizotomy. Childs Nerv Syst 11:161-165, 1995
28. Oppenheim WL: Selective posterior rhizotomy for spastic cerebral palsy. A review. Clin Orthop 253:20-29, 1990
29. Pollack MA: Limited benefit of electrophysiological studies during dorsal rhizotomy. Muscle Nerve 17:553-555, 1994
30. Rivera ADC, Burke T, Schiff SJ, et al: An experimental study of reflex variability in selective dorsal rhizotomy. J Neurosurg 81:885-894, 1994
31. Schijman E, Erro MG, Meana NVK: Selective posterior rhizotomy: experience of 30 cases. Childs Nerv Syst 9:474-477, 1993
32. Steinbok P, Kestle JR: Variation between centers in electrophysiologic techniques used in lumbosacral selective dorsal rhizotomy for spastic cerebral palsy. Pediatr Neurosurg 25: 233-239, 1996
33. Steinbok P, Keyes R, Langill L, et al: The validity of electrophysiological criteria used in selective functional posterior rhizotomy for treatment of spastic cerebral palsy. J Neurosurg 81:354-361, 1994
34. Tierney LM, McPhee SJ, Papadakis MA: Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment. Stamford, CT: Appleton & Lange, 1995
35. Vaughan Cl, Berman B, Staudt LA, et al: Gait analysis of cerebral palsy in children before and after rhizotomy. Pediatr Neurosci 14:297-300, 1988
36. Wolper DM, Ghahramani Z, Jordan MI: An internal model for sensorimotor integration. Science 269:1880-1882, 1995
37. Xu L: [Hyperselective posterior rhizotomy in the treatment of spasticity of paralytic limbs.] Chung Hua I Hsueh Tsa Chih 73:292-294, 1993 (Chi)
38. Zancolli EA, Zancolli ER Jr: Tétraplégies traumatiques, in Tubiana R (ed): Traité de Chirurgie de la Main. Paris: Masson, 1991, Vol 4, p 587