Selcuki M.Mete M.Barutcuoglu M.Duransoy Y.K.Umur A.S.Selcuki D.2024-07-222024-07-22201510195149http://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/16567Aim: 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.EnglishAll Open Access; Bronze Open AccessAdultAgedCauda EquinaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeural Tube DefectsNeurosurgical ProceduresPainRetrospective StudiesSpinal CordYoung Adultadultagedcauda equinacomplicationfemalehumanmalemiddle agedNeural Tube Defectsneurosurgerypainproceduresretrospective studyspinal cordyoung adultArticle10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.11700-14.1