title: A Tethered Cord with Hemivertebra: A Case Report and Review of Literature.
abstract: Spinal dysraphisms are defined as open and closed dysraphisms. A hemivertebra is a congenital condition seen in 61% of patients with congenital anomalies. The first report of the excision of a hemivertebra was by Royle in 1928. A sixteen-year-old girl was admitted to our clinic with a congenital stain on the waist and a normal neurological examination. No new cases have been reported in recent literature. Our case, which is also rare, is associated with a tethered cord only and no other congenital abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Sakarya Training and Research Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kiyasettin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Asil
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatolgy, Sakarya Training and Research Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mahizer
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yaldiz
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Sakarya Training and Research Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Can
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yaldiz
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Alanya Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Birol
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ozkal
keywords: Hemivertebra; Nevus flammeus; Tethered cord