A Tethered Cord with Hemivertebra: A Case Report and Review of Literature.
10.14245/kjs.2015.12.3.190
- Author:
Kiyasettin ASIL
1
;
Mahizer YALDIZ
;
Can YALDIZ
;
Birol OZKAL
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Sakarya Training and Research Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Tethered cord;
Hemivertebra;
Nevus flammeus
- MeSH:
Congenital Abnormalities;
Female;
Humans;
Neurologic Examination;
Port-Wine Stain;
Spinal Dysraphism
- From:Korean Journal of Spine
2015;12(3):190-192
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Spinal dysraphisms are defined as open and closed dysraphisms. A hemivertebra is a congenital condition seen in 61% of patients with congenital anomalies. The first report of the excision of a hemivertebra was by Royle in 1928. A sixteen-year-old girl was admitted to our clinic with a congenital stain on the waist and a normal neurological examination. No new cases have been reported in recent literature. Our case, which is also rare, is associated with a tethered cord only and no other congenital abnormalities.
