Pediatric tethered cord syndrome: Response of scoliosis to untethering procedures

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 270-274

  McGirt, Matthew J ^a   Mehta, Vivek ^a   Garces Ambrossi, Giannina ^a   Gottfried, Oren ^a   Solakoglu, C A N ^b   Gokaslan, Ziya L ^a   Samdani, Amer ^c   Jallo, George I ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c Shriner's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Outcome; Progression; Risser grade; Scoliosis; Stabilization; Tethered cord syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANUS ATRESIA; ARTHROGRYPOSIS; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BLADDER FUNCTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTEMATOMYELIA; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; LEG PAIN; LIPOMENINGOCELE; LIPOMYELOMENINGOCELE; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCOLIOSIS; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SCOLIOSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70049088086     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.4.PEDS08463     Document Type: Article

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