Tethered cord syndrome: overview of diagnosis and treatment.
This article covers the basis of tethered cord syndrome as a stretch-induced spinal cord disorder, including pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, imaging diagnosis, indication for surgical treatment, and surgical procedures. Anomalies that cause mechanical spinal cord tethering are listed, and the surgical untethering technique for each anomaly is described.
Yamada
Shokei
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Department of Neurosurgery, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA. yamada1000@worldnet.att.net
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Daniel J
DJ
Siddiqi
Javed
J
Yamada
Shoko M
SM
D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D009192:Myelography / Q000379:methods; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery