Selective percutaneous myofascial lengthening

Selective percutaneous myofascial lengthening
Selective percutaneous myofascial lengthening
Other names	SPML
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Selective percutaneous myofascial lengthening is a type of minimally invasive surgery utilized to relieve tension from muscle spasticity. It has been used to treat children who have cerebral palsy.^[1]

References

PMID 20470962
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Cerebral palsy
Symptoms and signs
Spasticity

Upper motor neuron lesion

Spastic cerebral palsy

Scissor gait

Spastic diplegia

Spastic hemiplegia

Spastic quadriplegia

Ataxia and others

Ataxic cerebral palsy

Athetoid cerebral palsy

Dyskinetic cerebral palsy

Diagnosis
General movements assessment
Measurement scales

Gross Motor Function Classification System - Expanded & Revised
(gross motor function)

Manual Ability Classification System (manual dexterity)

Communication Function Classification System (communication)

Modified Ashworth scale (spasticity)

Management

Selective percutaneous myofascial lengthening

Rhizotomy

Other

People with cerebral palsy

Cerebral palsy organizations

Works about cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes

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[1] PMID 20470962
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