title: Wound healing in trophic ulcers in spina bifida patients.
abstract: Eight cases of tethered conus medullaris with trophic ulcers in the foot in spina bifida patients are presented. The ulcers, which had remained unhealed for 1 to 8 years prior to surgery, healed in a few weeks after the tethered conus was released. The possibility of some neurotrophic factor in wound healing is suggested.
authors: Neurosurgical Unit, J.N. Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, India.
authors: V K
authors: VK
authors: Srivastava
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016523:Foot Ulcer / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016136:Spina Bifida Occulta / Q000150:complications*; D014945:Wound Healing