Minimal invasive interlaminar approach for untethering of fatty filum terminale in pediatric patients - how I do it.
review · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 35459966.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1007/s00701-022-05204-y and PMC identifier 9160132.
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Abstract
Fatty filum terminale is a form of spinal dysraphism and a third of all patients develop symptoms such as sensory, motor, and urinary impairment. Early surgery at 6 months has the advantage that the bone density is still soft, and the patients are not ambulatory yet, promoting faster healing. We present our minimal invasive surgical technique for FFT untethering. Due to the low complication rate and the potentially high benefit of surgery, prophylactic untethering is recommended.
Medical subject headings
- Cauda Equina
- Neural Tube Defects
- Spinal Dysraphism