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[Microsurgical management of tethered cord syndrome]
Hongzhi Jiang1, Yuming Yang, Hongwen Xie
1Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health, Beijing 100730, China.
Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi [Chinese Journal of Surgery]
|April 17, 2002
Abstract
Objective:
To assess the results of 26 patients with tethered cord syndrome (TCS) after microsurgical operation.
Methods:
Twenty-six patients with TCS were treated microsurgically and their clinical data were analyzed retrospectively.
Results:
72% of the patients with TCS showed significant improvement. Surgical outcome was excellent in relieving pain and sensorimotor deficits, but bladder dysfunction.
Conclusion:
Early diagnosis and adequate surgical release are the keys to a successful outcome.