SELECTIVE POSTERIOR RHIZOTOMY (SPR) AND PROGRAMMED TREATMENT FOR SPASTIC LIMBS AFTER SPINAL CORD INJURY / 解放军医学杂志

To evaluate the effect of selective posterior rhizotomy and programmed treatment on the relief of limb spasm secondary to the spinal cord injury. The posterior roots of L 2～S 1 were separated from anterior roots and split into funiculi. The funiculi sensitive to lower threshold of electrical stimulation were sectioned. The selective posterior rhizotomy and programmed treatment had been performed on 36 cases, and followed up for 3 years. The results of the treatment were satisfactory. The rate of spasticity relief was 90%, and the rate of functional improvement was 75%. Selective posterior rhizotomy and programmed treatment could be considerered to be the optimal treatment for spasticity of limbs subsequent to spinal cord injury.