Selective dorsal rhizotomy remains experimental in cerebral palsy

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 345, Issue 7878, 2012, Pages

  Crilly, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKACHE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DORSAL RHIZOTOMY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LETTER; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SPINE DISEASE; TREATMENT INDICATION; WALKING;

BRAIN DISEASES; HUMANS; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES;

EID: 84867431315     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e6670     Document Type: Letter

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