Clinical criteria for filum terminale resection in occult tethered cord syndrome

CONCLUSIONS: By applying the study's inclusion criteria and incorporating the novel 15-item scale, surgeons can effectively select candidates for FT resection in patients with OTCS. The observed outcomes in these selected patients are comparable to those achieved in degenerative spine surgery.PMID:38489815 | DOI:10.3171/2024.1.SPINE231191

Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - March 15, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Petra M Klinge Owen P Leary Philip A Allen Konstantina Svokos Patricia Sullivan Thomas Brinker Ziya L Gokaslan Source Type: research