Management of tethered cord syndrome in adults: experience of 23 cases
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Management of Tethered Cord Syndrome in Adults: Experience of 23 Cases.
AIM Tethered cord syndrome (TCS) is rarely diagnosed in adults. It is a complex clinicopathological entity that remains poorly understood. In this study, clinical outcomes of 23 consecutive congenital TCSs diagnosed in adults have been evaluated to establish a standard approach to treat congenital TCS diagnosed in adults. MATERIAL AND METHODS Medical records were retrospectively reviewed in 7...
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عنوان ژورنال: Turkish Neurosurgery
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1019-5149
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.jtn.15892-15.1