Table 4

Number of children (examinations) treated with selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR), intrathecal baclofen pump (ITP) or tendo Achilles lengthening (TAL).

CP subtype
SDR
ITB
TAL
Total

Spastic




     unilateral


24 (211)
24(211)
     bilateral
32 (594)
10 (194)
27 (441)
66 (1165)
Dyskinetic

6 (84)
4 (64)
9 (132)
Ataxic


1 (20)
1 (20)
Total
32 (594)
16 (278)
56 (736)
100 (1528)

Three children have been treated with both TAL and SDR and one child with both TAL and ITB.

Hägglund and Wagner BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008 9:150   doi:10.1186/1471-2474-9-150