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Bishoffa myelotomy

Bishoffa myelotomy (W. Bischoff, German neurosurgeon; myelotomia, Greek myelo – marrow, a back a brain + Greek tome – a section, a section) – surgery at which for decrease in a tone of muscles of a bladder and the lower extremities carry out crossing of a lumbar thickening of a spinal cord in the frontal plane at the level of L1-S1 segments. Bishoff's myelotomy is applied at the full cross damage of chest or cervical departments of a spinal cord which is followed by permanent spastic reduction of muscles.

 
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