Intrathecal baclofen pump versus combined dorsal/ventral rhizotomy for spastic quadriplegia: healthcare cost and complication analysis
CDVR offers significantly decreased healthcare costs and resource utilization relative to ITB. CDVR has a comparable clinical safety and complication profile and deserves further study as an alternative to ITB.
Authors
- Kristin Buxton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8604-3751)
- Ann W Morgan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1109-624X)
- Amanda Mosher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1764-7134)
- Scellig S. D. Stone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4546-6790)
- Eric R. Hartman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9153-0483)
- Weston T. Northam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3019-1296)
- Marcella Ruppert-Gomez
Institutions
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- United Cerebral Palsy (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-05-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/2025.2.peds24576
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39