Tethered cord syndrome in adults: Experience of 56 patients

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dc.contributor.authorSelcuki M.
dc.contributor.authorMete M.
dc.contributor.authorBarutcuoglu M.
dc.contributor.authorDuransoy Y.K.
dc.contributor.authorUmur A.S.
dc.contributor.authorSelcuki D.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:14:22Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:14:22Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractAim: The aim of this study was to describe the results of surgery performed in a group of adult patients with tethered cord syndrome with their outcomes. Material and Methods: This retrospective study included 56 patients. There were 38 females and 18 males. All patients were older than 18 years. Results: The mean age at referral was 36 years and 1 month. The mean follow-up period was 10 months 27 days. 95% of all patients with back and leg pains improved and 5% remained the same. Three patients with motor deficits remained the same in the postoperative period. Of the 16 patients with urological complaints, 10 improved, 5 unchanged and 1 patient died in the postoperative first day due to pulmonary embolism. Conclusion: The syndrome of tethered cord may be a situation to be treated even in the elderly in case of normal level conus medullaris and filum terminale with a normal appearance as well as a low-lying conus and thick filum. To prevent overlooking the diagnosis of tethered cord and/or unnecessary spinal surgeries, the tethered cord syndrome should be remembered in the differential diagnosis list in the presence of back and leg pains, neurological deficits or urological complaints.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.11700-14.1
dc.identifier.issn10195149
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/16567
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.publisherTurkish Neurosurgical Society
dc.rightsAll Open Access; Bronze Open Access
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectCauda Equina
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectNeural Tube Defects
dc.subjectNeurosurgical Procedures
dc.subjectPain
dc.subjectRetrospective Studies
dc.subjectSpinal Cord
dc.subjectYoung Adult
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectaged
dc.subjectcauda equina
dc.subjectcomplication
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectmiddle aged
dc.subjectNeural Tube Defects
dc.subjectneurosurgery
dc.subjectpain
dc.subjectprocedures
dc.subjectretrospective study
dc.subjectspinal cord
dc.subjectyoung adult
dc.titleTethered cord syndrome in adults: Experience of 56 patients
dc.typeArticle

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