title: [Microsurgical management of tethered cord syndrome].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the results of 26 patients with tethered cord syndrome (TCS) after microsurgical operation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-six patients with TCS were treated microsurgically and their clinical data were analyzed retrospectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  72% of the patients with TCS showed significant improvement. Surgical outcome was excellent in relieving pain and sensorimotor deficits, but bladder dysfunction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Early diagnosis and adequate surgical release are the keys to a successful outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health, Beijing 100730, China.
authors.forename: Hongzhi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Yuming
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Hongwen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Qingguo
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sha
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome