ReviewActa neurochirurgica2022
Minimal invasive interlaminar approach for untethering of fatty filum terminale in pediatric patients - how I do it.
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4 citing papers in PubMed.
- Filum terminale transection in pediatric SCIWORA with tight filum terminale: a case series and literature review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Comparison of the inter-laminar approach and laminotomy open approach for filum terminale lipoma: A retrospective analysis.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2024Article
- Endoscopic spinal cord untethering using a 1 cm skin incision technique in pediatrics: a technical case report.BMC pediatrics · 2023Article
- Chiari Type 1 Malformation and Syringomyelia in Children: Classification and Treatment Options.Advances and technical standards in neurosurgery · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundFatty filum terminale is a form of spinal dysraphism and a third of all patients develop symptoms such as sensory, motor, and urinary impairment. Early surgery at 6 months has the advantage that the bone density is still soft, and the patients are not ambulatory yet, promoting faster healing.
methodWe present our minimal invasive surgical technique for FFT untethering.
conclusionDue to the low complication rate and the potentially high benefit of surgery, prophylactic untethering is recommended.
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