[Posterior partial rhizotomy and a new technique, posterior partial radiclotomy, in the treatment of tonic spasticity (author's transl)].

A comparison between G r o s' technique and a new personal technique, performed in 24 patients suffering from spastic syndromes, offers an opportunity for a reappraisal of Foerster's method of treating spasticity. The best results were obtained in patients with postural spastic disorders. Because the posterior partial rhizotomy did not result in a complete preservation of deep sensation in all patients operated on, it seems questionable whether this technique should be performed in spastic patients who are acquiring (or have already acquired) an independent standing position of deambulation. The technique which we propose, the posterior partial radiclotomy, did not cause any sensory disorder and appears of therapeutic value also and especially in patients suffering from spastic syndromes of moderate degree.