[Microsurgical management of tethered cord syndrome].
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.
Jiang
Hongzhi
H
Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health, Beijing 100730, China.
Yang
Yuming
Y
Xie
Hongwen
H
Yuan
Qingguo
Q
Sha
Cheng
C
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