Selective Neurectomy for Functional Treatment of Lower Limb Spasticity: A Interdisciplinary Approach

Thursday, May 21, 2026

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM PT

Location: 205 to 207

Ideal Audience:Physicians, Residents/Fellows, Medical Students

Course Director(s)

Hanneke J.R. van Duijnhoven, MD

Rehabilitation physician
Radboudumc

Faculty(s)

Td

Tim de Jong, MD

Plastic surgeon
Radboudumc

Speaker(s)

Lotte van de Venis, PhD

Physical therapist
Radboudumc

Faculty(s)

DP

Danique Ploegmakers, MD

Rehabilitation Physician
Radboudumc

Speaker(s)

SG

Sander Geurts

Brief Session Description : This session introduces an interdisciplinary approach of selective neurectomy as an emerging surgical intervention for functional treatment of focal lower limb spasticity.
It explores selective neurectomy as a durable alternative to focal neurolytic interventions, focusing on patient selection, indication setting, and surgical decision-making.
Emphasis is placed on interdisciplinary assessment strategies, including functional evaluation, gait analysis, and image-guided selective nerve blocks, combined with current scientific evidence and clinical case-based discussion within personalized neurorehabilitation.

Session Objectives:

Partipicants will gain insight into interdisciplinairy approach of selective neurectomy as an emerging surgical intervention for focal spasmolysis of the lower limb.
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