How safe is selective dorsal rhozotomy for my child ?
Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy is an irreversible surgical procedure. All surgeries are by nature invasive procedures and a 0.5% surgical risk is always inherent. This operation can cause risk of infection, and inadequate correction requiring a repeat correction in later years. Over-correction can also cause permanent weakness in the supplied limb. They are therefore to be given by well experienced surgeons dealing with CP, and who understand the inherent muscle weakness and in-coordination that the child already has, and makes allowances for them while deciding his surgery.
