Rootless century: Posterior rhizotomy for spastic cerebral palsy

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 7-12

  Landau, William M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; CEREBRAL PALSY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RHIZOTOMY; SPASTIC PARESIS; SPASTICITY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CEREBRAL PALSY; HUMANS; RHIZOTOMY; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 84871578182     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073812442588     Document Type: Review

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