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. 1988;14(2):90-6.
doi: 10.1159/000120369.

Diastematomyelia--a 40-year experience

D J Gower  1 , O Del Curling, D L Kelly Jr, E Alexander Jr
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Diastematomyelia--a 40-year experience

D J Gower et al. Pediatr Neurosci. 1988.

Abstract

Diastematomyelia is a rare but potentially devastating spinal dysraphism classically characterized as a bony or fibrous spur separating two hemispinal cords. This study reviews our experience with diastematomyelia over a 40-year period from 1947 through 1987, and suggests that the neurologic and orthopedic deficits of diastematomyelia remain stable during extended follow-up after surgery.

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