Tethered Cord References

 

Bertram CD, Bilston LE, Stoodley MA.

Tensile radial stress in the spinal cord related to arachnoiditis or tethering: a numerical model.

Med Biol Eng Comput. 2008 Mar 18.


  1. BulletTrauma or infection can cause scarring of the arachnoid membrane. The arachnoid scar can tug (cause traction) on spinal cord and lead to development of a syrinx.



Samdani AF, Asghar J, Pahys J, D'Andrea L, Betz RR.

Concurrent spinal cord untethering and scoliosis correction: case report.

Spine. 2007 Dec 15;32(26):E832-6.


  1. BulletCase of a 15-year-old boy with severe kyphoscoliosis and descent of the spinal cord to L4. He did well following surgery for both the scoliosis and tethered cord.



Yamada S, Won DJ, Pezeshkpour G, Yamada BS, Yamada SM, Siddiqi J, Zouros A, Colohan AR.
Pathophysiology of tethered cord syndrome and similar complex disorders.
Neurosurg Focus. 2007;23(2):1-10. Review.

Bui CJ, Tubbs RS, Oakes WJ.

Tethered cord syndrome in children: a review.

Neurosurg Focus. 2007;23(2):1-9.


Agarwalla PK, Dunn IF, Scott RM, Smith ER.

Tethered cord syndrome.

Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2007 Jul;18(3):531-47.


Hajnovic L, Trnka J.
Tethered spinal cord syndrome--the importance of time for outcomes.
Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2007 Jun;17(3):190-3.

Lew SM, Kothbauer KF.
Tethered cord syndrome: an updated review.
Pediatr Neurosurg. 2007;43(3):236-48. Review. 


Yamada S, Won DJ.
What is the true tethered cord syndrome?
Childs Nerv Syst. 2007 Apr;23(4):371-5. Epub 2007 Jan 17. 


Beaumont A, Muszynski CA, Kaufman BA.
Clinical significance of terminal syringomyelia in association with pediatric tethered cord syndrome.
Pediatr Neurosurg. 2007;43(3):216-21. 


Rajpal S, Tubbs RS, George T, Oakes WJ, Fuchs HE, Hadley MN, Iskandar BJ.
Tethered cord due to spina bifida occulta presenting in adulthood: a tricenter review of 61 patients.
J Neurosurg Spine. 2007 Mar;6(3):210-5. 


Tredway TL, Musleh W, Christie SD, Khavkin Y, Fessler RG, Curry DJ.
A novel minimally invasive technique for spinal cord untethering.
Neurosurgery. 2007 Feb;60(2 Suppl 1):ONS70-4; discussion ONS74. 


Reis AJ.
New surgical approach for late complications from spinal cord injury.
BMC Surg. 2006 Oct 23;6:12. 


Abel TJ, Chowdhary A, Gabikian P, Ellenbogen RG, Avellino AM.
Acquired chiari malformation type I associated with a fatty terminal filum. Case report.
J Neurosurg. 2006 Oct;105(4 Suppl):329-32.


Metcalfe PD, Luerssen TG, King SJ, Kaefer M, Meldrum KK, Cain MP, Rink RC, Casale AJ.
Treatment of the occult tethered spinal cord for neuropathic bladder: results of sectioning the filum terminale.
J Urol. 2006 Oct;176(4 Pt 2):1826-9; discussion 1830. 


Guerra LA, Pike J, Milks J, Barrowman N, Leonard M.
Outcome in patients who underwent tethered cord release for occult spinal dysraphism.
J Urol. 2006 Oct;176(4 Pt 2):1729-32. 


Paradiso G, Lee GY, Sarjeant R, Hoang L, Massicotte EM, Fehlings MG.
Multimodality intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring findings during surgery for adult tethered cord syndrome: analysis of a series of 44 patients with long-term follow-up.
Spine. 2006 Aug 15;31(18):2095-102. 


Steinbok P, Garton HJ, Gupta N.
Occult tethered cord syndrome: a survey of practice patterns.
J Neurosurg. 2006 May;104(5 Suppl):309-13. 


Selden NR.
Occult tethered cord syndrome: the case for surgery.
J Neurosurg. 2006 May;104(5 Suppl):302-4. 


Drake JM.
Occult tethered cord syndrome: not an indication for surgery.
J Neurosurg. 2006 May;104(5 Suppl):305-8. 


Rinaldi F, Cioffi FA, Columbano L, Krasagakis G, Bernini FP.
Tethered cord syndrome.
J Neurosurg Sci. 2005 Dec;49(4):131-5; discussion 135. 


Royo-Salvador MB, Sole-Llenas J, Domenech JM, Gonzalez-Adrio R.
Results of the section of the filum terminale in 20 patients with syringomyelia, scoliosis and Chiari malformation.
Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2005 May;147(5):515-23; discussion 523. 


Yamada S, Won DJ, Siddiqi J, Yamada SM.

Tethered cord syndrome: overview of diagnosis and treatment.

Neurol Res. 2004 Oct;26(7):719-21. Review.


Yamada S, Won DJ, Yamada SM.

Pathophysiology of tethered cord syndrome: correlation with symptomatology.

Neurosurg Focus. 2004 Feb 15;16(2):E6. Review.


Iskandar BJ, Fulmer BB, Hadley MN, Oakes 
Congenital tethered spinal cord syndrome in adults.
Neurosurg Focus. 2001 Jan 15;10(1):e7. 


Warder DE.
Tethered cord syndrome and occult spinal dysraphism.
Neurosurg Focus. 2001 Jan 15;10(1):e1. Review. 


Tubbs RS, Elton S, Bartolucci AA, Grabb P, Oakes WJ.
The position of the conus medullaris in children with a Chiari I malformation.
Pediatr Neurosurg. 2000 Nov;33(5):249-251. 

Erkan K, Unal F, Kiris T, Karalar T.
Treatment of terminal syringomyelia in association with tethered cord syndrome: clinical outcomes with and without syrinx drainage.
Neurosurg Focus. 2000 Mar 15;8(3):E9