tethered cord syndrome

tethered cord syndrome
a congenital anomaly resulting from defective closure of the neural tube; the conus medullaris is abnormally low and is tethered by one or more forms of intradural abnormality such as a short, thickened filum terminale, fibrous bands or adhesions, or an intraspinal lipoma.

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