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Under what circumstances would you consider a selective dorsal rhizotomy for treatment of lower extremity spasticity?

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Neurosurgery · Boston Children’s Hospital

There are two basic categories to indicate a patient for SDR. The first category is ambulatory patients for whom we are looking to improve the quality of gait. These are generally patients around 3-8 years of age, GMFCS II-III, who have good ability to comply with PT instructions, good selective mot...

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