Selective dorsal rhizotomy

26 Mar 2025
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Children's Health Qld Hospital and Health Service
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This fact sheet from the Children's Health Qld Hospital and Health Service explains how selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) is a permanent neurosurgical procedure that reduces muscle tone (spasticity) in the legs of children with cerebral palsy (CP).

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