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17297368

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2 Suppl 1
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-2-13
pubmed:abstractText
Minimally invasive surgical techniques have been described for the treatment of spinal pathology. Tethered cord syndrome is an under-diagnosed condition of abnormally rigid fixation of the spinal cord that results in spinal cord tension leading to ischemia. It can be the cause of incontinence, scoliosis, and chronic back and leg pain. In situations of spinal cord tether owing to fatty filum or tight filum terminale, the symptoms can be relieved by sectioning of the filum. We present a novel, minimally invasive technique for surgical untethering of the spinal cord by filum sectioning. The pathophysiology of tethered spinal cord and the advantages of minimally invasive surgical management of this entity are discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1524-4040
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
60
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
ONS70-4; discussion ONS74
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
A novel minimally invasive technique for spinal cord untethering.
pubmed:affiliation
Section of Neurosurgery, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports