title: Diastematomyelia--a 40-year experience.
abstract: Diastematomyelia is a rare but potentially devastating spinal dysraphism classically characterized as a bony or fibrous spur separating two hemispinal cords. This study reviews our experience with diastematomyelia over a 40-year period from 1947 through 1987, and suggests that the neurologic and orthopedic deficits of diastematomyelia remain stable during extended follow-up after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University Medical Center, Winston-Salem, N.C.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Gower
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Del Curling
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alexander
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*