Surgery

Surgical intervention can help a child with hemiplegia or cerebral palsy to maximise their potential - but it is essential to be careful about treatment.

• Goals of surgery and factors to consider
  Clearly defined treatment goals should be established before surgery.
• Surgery for spinal deformity
  Surgery can be effective in correcting and arresting spinal deformity.
• Hip surgery
  Hip surgery is a controversial treatment and should be discussed by the specialists concerned.
• Lower limb surgery for gait
  Gait analysis and procedures for lower limb surgery.
• Rhizotomy
  Rhizotomy is very effective in reducing spasticity, but is associated with several problems.
• Recommendations
  Recommendations for best practice in surgical intervention.