Long-term impact of childhood selective dorsal rhizotomy on pain, fatigue, and function: a case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) is a surgical treatment for spasticity in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Studies suggest long-lasting effects of SDR on spasticity; long-term effects on symptoms and function are not clear. This study tested whether adults with CP (average 22y after SDR) report less pain, fatigue, and functional decline than a retrospectively assessed non-surgical comparison group.

Method

This was a case-control study. Eighty-eight adults with CP (mean age 27y; SDR=38 male/female/missing=20/16/2; non-surgical [comparison]=50, male/female=19/31) recruited from a tertiary care center and the community completed a battery of self-reported outcome measures. Regression models were used to test whether SDR status predicted pain, fatigue, functional change,

SUBMITTER: Daunter AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5610610 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature