Definitions for "Selective dorsal rhizotomy"
Selective dorsal rhizotomy of the lumbrosacral nerves is a neurosurgical procedure designed in 1978 to treat spasticity in the lower extremities of children with cerebral palsy.
a surgical procedure in which selected nerves are severed to reduce spasticity in the legs.
From the Greek words, rhizo, meaning root, and tome, meaning to cut, a rhizotomy is a surgical procedure in which cranial or spinal nerve roots are cut; the operation is performed to relieve intractable pain (anterior root rhizotomy) or to stop severe muscle spasms (posterior root rhizotomy).