Comparing short-term outcomes between conus medullaris and cauda equina surgical techniques of selective dorsal rhizotomy.

Aim: To compare short-term outcomes between conus medullaris (conus) and cauda equina (cauda) selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) techniques in children with spastic cerebral palsy.

Method: This was a retrospective review of SDR at a single center from 2013 to 2017. Gait and functional outcome measures were assessed at no more than 18 months pre-SDR (baseline) and 8 to 36 months post-SDR (follow-up).

Long-term outcomes after selective dorsal rhizotomy: a retrospective matched cohort study.

Aim: To examine long-term outcomes of selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) 10 to 17 years after surgery.

Method: Participants who underwent SDR had spastic diplegic cerebral palsy (CP), completed baseline gait analysis, and were 16 to 25 years old at follow-up. Non-SDR participants (i.