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Case Reports
. 1999 Jul;31(1):49-52.
doi: 10.1159/000028831.

An unusual case of dorsally situated bony spur in a lumbar split cord malformation

P S Chandra  1 , R Kamal, A K Mahapatra
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An unusual case of dorsally situated bony spur in a lumbar split cord malformation

P S Chandra et al. Pediatr Neurosurg. 1999 Jul.

Abstract

A case of lumbar split cord malformation (SCM) with a bony spur situated dorsally is presented. This was associated with a hypertrophied posterior arch. The ventral dura was totally intact, and there was no fibrous septum connecting the bony arch to the dura. To our knowledge, such a case has not been reported earlier. In view of this unique finding, we propose a slight modification in Pang's unified theory of embryogenesis in the development of SCM.

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  • An unusual split cord malformation.
    Erşahin Y. Erşahin Y. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2000 Feb;32(2):109. doi: 10.1159/000028909. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2000. PMID: 10838511 No abstract available.

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