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Incidence of spinal abnormalities in patients with spastic diplegia 17 to 26 years after selective dorsal rhizotomy
Child's Nervous System, 10/14/09

Langerak NG et al. – Except for spondylolisthesis, spinal deformities did appear to progress with time. However, this increase was not marked, and the development of relatively mild scoliosis was the only statistically significant increase. This group of patients requires continued follow–up. Further studies are required to ascertain the natural history of spinal deformity in adults with spastic diplegia who have not had SDR.

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Nelleke G. Langerak, 10/20/09

If you are interested in the long-term outcomes of SDR, I would like to inform you that we also published two 20 year follow-up studies. The first publication is with regards to 2D gait analyses (J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2008 Mar;1(3):180-6), and the second is focused on patients' functional status (Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2009 Jun;90(6):994-1003). If you are interested you can always contact me: nelleke.langerak@uct.ac.za

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