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Diastematomyelia

Known as: Diastematomyelias 
A rare congenital abnormality in which the spinal cord is split in half by fibrous or bony tissue. It may present as an isolated phenomenon or in… 
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Simultaneous Surgical Treatment in Congenital Scoliosis and/or Kyphosis Associated With Intraspinal Abnormalities
Study Design. Retrospective clinical study. Objective. To show retrospective analysis of 21 consecutive patients who underwent… 
2006
2006
Are cecal wrap and fixation necessary for antegrade colonic enema appendicostomy?
2002
2002
Thoracic diastematomyelia with concurrent intradural epidermoid spinal cord tumor and cervical syrinx in an adult. Case report.
Diastematomyelia is a rare entity in which some portion of the spinal cord is split into two by a midline septum. Most cases… 
Review
1988
Review
1988
Diastematomyelia--a 40-year experience.
Diastematomyelia is a rare but potentially devastating spinal dysraphism classically characterized as a bony or fibrous spur… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Spinal abnormalities in pediatric patients: MR imaging findings compared with clinical, myelographic, and surgical findings.
Eighty-one pediatric patients with a variety of spinal disorders, including suspected dysrhaphism, scoliosis, neoplasia, and… 
1985
1985
In utero sonographic recognition of diastematomyelia.
Evaluation of the fetal neural axis is an integral part of the obstetric sonographic examination. Congenital neural defects… 
1982
1982
Unusual split of the spinal cord in a caudal regression syndrome with myelocystocele
Review
1980
Review
1980
The computed tomographic appearance of the spinal cord in diastematomyelia.
The myelographic and computed tomographic findings in 10 patients with diastematomyelia were reviewed. In all patients, including… 
Review
1974
Review
1974
The treatment of paralytic convex pes valgus.
1. Nineteen patients with spina bifida, myelomeningocele or lipoma of the cauda equina have been reviewed. Convex pes valgus was… 
1973
1973
Diastematomyelia and scoliosis.
In twenty patients with diastematomyelia, fourteen had associated scoliosis, the curvatures being dependent on bone anomalies of… 
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