Schumacher R, Kroll B, Schwarz M, Ermert J A
Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital, Mainz, Germany.
Radiology. 1992 Jul;184(1):263-5. doi: 10.1148/radiology.184.1.1609089.
The authors prospectively studied movement patterns of the spinal cord in 46 patients (aged 0.5-16 years) with meningomyelocele but without major neurologic deficits. Three different motion patients were observed. Reduced mobility correlated with a higher risk of developing secondary tethered cord syndrome after a mean observation time of 15 months. This technique may be helpful in identifying patients for early surgery.
