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- Title
An Unusual Case of Split Cord Malformation with Simultaneous Ventral and Dorsal Bony Spur at a Single Site: A Technical Challenge.
- Authors
Agarwal, Ashutosh; Raheja, Amol; Borkar, Sachin A.; Mahapatra, Ashok K.
- Abstract
Split cord malformation (SCM) with simultaneous ventral and dorsal bony spur at a single site is an extremely rare entity with only one other case reported so far. We present a second such case in a 13-month-old female child, who presented with a skin dimple over the lumbar region with overlying hairy patch without any associated lower limb weakness or urinary complaints. Imaging demonstrated a complex Type I SCM with simultaneous ventral and dorsal bony spur at L4-L5 level. Intraoperatively, the patient was confirmed to have a Type Ic SCM with a ventrally based bony spur going dorsally to attach on the hypertrophied posterior arch of L4 and a dorsal spur going ventrally to attach on the L4 vertebral body. After meticulous microsurgical excision of the spur, the child was stable and developed no fresh neurological deficits. We discuss the relevant surgical implications and possible embryological mechanisms involved in such a complex SCM.
- Subjects
SPINAL cord abnormalities; METAPLASTIC ossification; LEG; MICROSURGERY; SPINAL cord diseases; SPINAL nerve roots; SURGICAL therapeutics; URINARY incontinence; CHILDREN; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences, 2018, Vol 13, Issue 2, p214
- ISSN
1817-1745
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/jpn.JPN_99_17