Surgical Outcomes of Pediatric Patients with Asymptomatic Tethered Cord Syndrome.

CONCLUSIONS: All 14 children with asymptomatic TCS were free of neurological symptoms until 94 months after the initial surgery. However, two children exhibited delayed neurological deficits at 94 months and 177 months. We believe that prophylactic surgery for asymptomatic TCS is effective for a certain period. However, because the natural history of TCS is poorly understood, strict follow-up after surgery is necessary. PMID: 29879784 [PubMed]
Source: Asian Spine Journal - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Asian Spine J Source Type: research