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HomeCongenital Disorders of the Nervous System in ChildrenSpina Bifida Occulta and Tethered Cord Syndrome in Children HomepageReferences for Spina Bifida Occulta and Tethered Cord Syndrome in Children

References for Spina Bifida Occulta and Tethered Cord Syndrome in Children

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  1. Cohen AR, Robinson S: Myelomeningocele and Myelocytocele in Yeomans (ed), Neurological Surgery Philadelphia PA, 2012 pp 2507-2012.
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  8. Eubanks JD, Cheruvu, VK: Prevelance of sacral spina bifida occulta and its relationship to age, sex, race, and the sacral table angle: An Anatomic osteologic study of three thousand one hundred specimens. Spine 15:1539-1543, 2009.
  9. Conley A, Tye GW, Ward JD, Myseros JS: Occult Spinal Dysraphism and the Tethered spinal Cord in Benzel EC (ed): Spine Surgery: Techniques, complications avoidance, and management , third edition. Philadelphia PA, 2012 pp 1141-1154
  10. Guerra LA, Pike J, Milks J et al: Outcome in patients who underwent tethered cord release for occult spinal dysraphsim. The Journal of Urology. 176:1729-1732, 2006
  11. Tredway TL, Musleh W, Christie SD, Khavkin Y, Fessler RG, Curry DJ. A novel minimally invasive technique for spinal cord untethering. Neurosurgery. 60; 2007
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  13. Schmidt DM, Robinson B, Jones DA. The tethered spinal cord. Etiology and clinical manifestations. Orthop Rev 1990; 19: 870–6
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