Record Status This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database. Citation Health Quality Ontario. Lumbosacral dorsal rhizotomy for spastic cerebral palsy: a health technology assessment. Toronto: Health Quality Ontario (HQO). Ontario health technology assessment series; 17(10). 2017 Authors' conclusions Lumbrosacral dorsal rhizotomy and physical therapy effectively reduces lower-limb spasticity in children with spastic cerebral palsy and significantly improves their gross motor function and functional independence. Major peri-operative complications were infrequently reported. Families reported perceived improvements with dorsal rhizotomy, and surgery and post-operative rehabilitation were intensive and demanding. Indexing Status Subject indexing assigned by CRD MeSH Cerebral Palsy; Humans; Lumbosacral Region; Muscle Spasticity; Rhizotomy; Spine; Technology Assessment, Biomedical Language Published English Country of organisation Canada English summary An English language summary is available. Address for correspondence Evidence Development and Standards, Health Quality Ontario, 130 Bloor Street West, 10th floor, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5S 1N5 Email: EDSinfo@hqontario.ca AccessionNumber 32017000344 Date abstract record published 04/09/2017 |