Tethered spinal cord following repair of myelomeningocele

• Published in: Neurosurgical focus Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. E7 - 4
• Main Authors: Hudgins, Roger J, Gilreath, C Lynn
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 15.02.2004
• Subjects: Child; Child, Preschool; Decompression, Surgical; Disease Progression; Gait Disorders, Neurologic - etiology; Humans; Infant; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Meningomyelocele - surgery; Muscle Weakness - etiology; Neural Tube Defects - diagnostic imaging; Neural Tube Defects - etiology; Neural Tube Defects - surgery; Pain - etiology; Postoperative Complications - etiology; Postoperative Complications - surgery; Radiography; Scoliosis - etiology; Stress, Mechanical; Treatment Outcome; Urinary Incontinence - etiology

The goal of this paper is to elucidate the clinical presentation of tethered cord syndrome (TCS) following repair of a myelomeningocele. Approximately 10 to 30% of children will develop TCS following repair of a myelomeningocele. Because essentially all children with repaired myelomeningocele will h...