Abstract
To examine the short-term effects of selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) ± soft-tissue surgery on gait in cerebral palsy (CP) compared to matched controls with no surgical intervention. Participants had gait analysis before and one year after SDR. Non SDR participants were retrospectively matched for age and all significant gait parameters. The SDR group was further subdivided into those who had concomitant orthopaedic surgery and those who had SDR only. The SDR group consisted of 29 participants (mean age 5.8 years at baseline, 7.7 years at follow-up). Of these, 13 had concomitant orthopaedic surgery. The non SDR group consisted of 18 participants (mean age at baseline 6.1 years, 8.1 years at follow-up). SDR ± soft-tissue surgery significantly improved step-lengths, knee flexion at initial contact and mid-stance, ankle dorsiflexion, foot progression and timing of peak knee flexion. None of these improvements in gait were seen without surgical intervention. While more improvements were seen in those who had SDR and orthopaedic surgery, SDR only resulted in improved step-lengths, knee extension, foot progression and timing of peak knee flexion. SDR ± soft-tissue surgery results in short-term improvements in gait which are not seen ...Continue Reading
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