It’s a neurological condition that stretches the spinal cord like a rubber band due to abnormal tissue attachments. A number of conditions may cause this like myelomeningocele which is abnormal protrusion of spinal cord in the back, abnormal fat in the spinal cord (lipomyelomeningocele) or other abnormalities.
The child might not exhibit any symptoms initially or few skin marks may be present, but when the child is in growing age any of the following can appear
Ankle and other lower limb bony abnormalities
Treatment focuses on reducing pain, restoring function and correcting harmful abnormalities.
Mainstay of treatment is surgery. There are multiple options for surgically treating children with a tethered spinal cord:
Alchemist Hospital
Sector 21, Budanpur, Haryana 134112
Timings:
(OPD) Mon, Sun – 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
(Emergency) 24 hours & 7 days a week
Healing Hospital
SCO- 16-17- 18-19,
Sector 34 A, Chandigarh 160022
Timings:
Mon, Tue, Wed – 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Fri, Sat – 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
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