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The Filum Terminale

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Abstract

The filum terminale has often been overlooked in the literature due to its historical lack of research on its true morphology. It is only recently that the true anatomy and pathological involvement of the filum terminale in the tethered cord syndrome have been elucidated.

Herein, we present a comprehensive review of the filum terminale, including its embryology, anatomy, and associated syndromes and disorders.

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  1. Elmhurst Hospital, Mount Sinai Health System, Elmhurst, NY, USA

    Erfanul Saker

  2. Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO, USA

    Charlotte Wilson

  3. Seattle Science Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA

    R. Shane Tubbs

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  2. Swedish Neuroscience Institute, Seattle, WA, USA

    Rod J. Oskouian

  3. Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children’s of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA

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  4. Division of Neurosurgery, Children’s of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA

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Saker, E., Wilson, C., Tubbs, R.S. (2019). The Filum Terminale. In: Tubbs, R., Oskouian, R., Blount, J., Oakes, W. (eds) Occult Spinal Dysraphism. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10994-3_5

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