title: Neurologically normal complete asymmetric lumbar spine duplication.
abstract: Spine duplication, which is at the severe end of the split cord malformation, is rarely seen. Radiographic, CT, and MR images of a 15-year-old girl who had lower back pain showed asymmetric lumbar spine duplication with spinal cord tethering secondary to a filum lipoma in the sacrum. Despite gross spinal abnormalities, the patient was neurologically intact and has been followed up with conservative treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Ondokuz Mayis University, Medical School, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Lutfi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Incesu
authors.forename: T Nedim
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Karaismailoglu
authors.forename: Mustafa B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Selcuk
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities*