Comparison of Ultrasonographic Findings between Patients with Tethered Cord Syndrome and Healthy Children
| Autor: | Ehsan Keykhosravi, Elham Faravani, Soroosh Dehghani Dashtabi, Maryam Emadzadeh, Seyed Ali Alamdaran, Behzad Aminzadeh |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol 48, Iss 2, Pp 130-136 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0253-0716 1735-3688 |
| DOI: | 10.30476/ijms.2022.93848.2517 |
| Popis: | Background: Tethered cord syndrome (TCS) is a type of occult spinal dysraphism, which necessitates early detection as an essential component of patient management in reducing complications. This study aimed to compare the findings of spinal cord ultrasonography between TCS patients and healthy individuals. Methods: The current study is a case-control study of patients who were admitted to the Akbar and Ghaem Hospitals (Mashhad, Iran) in 2019. The study population comprised 30 children with TCS aged under two years old, and the control group included 34 healthy peers of the same age. The maximum distance of the spinal cord from the posterior canal wall was measured in millimeters using ultrasonography. Demographic and sonographic findings of each participant were recorded in checklists, which were then entered into SPSS software. P values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant.Results: The study included 30 children with TCS and 34 healthy individuals with a mean age of 7.67±6.39 months. TCS patients had a significantly shorter maximum distance of the spinal cord from the posterior wall of the spinal canal than the control group (1.75±0.62 mm vs. 2.79±0.76, P |
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