Physiotherapy for patients with spina bifida cystica
1Royal Children's Hospital, Orthopaedic Section, Mt. Eliza.
The Australian Journal of Physiotherapy
|July 17, 2014
Abstract:
The condition Spina Bifida Cystica is characterised by a cystic swelling in the mid-line of the back, with an underlying defect in the posterior arches of several vertebrae and generally, involvement of the spinal cord (95% of all cases). Whilst the lesion may occur at any level of the spine, it is the lumbar and lumbo sacral regions which are most commonly affected.
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