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A 3-year-old boy who started walking at 18 months was in your clinic for his 3-year routine visit. His parent suggested that he seemed fine except when he became tired. As he tired, his left leg started to drag slightly. His mother did not notice that he complained of any pain after exercising but the fatigue was reproducible. She felt that the cosmetic appearance of his back looked normal but upon closer inspection, a subtle gluteal asymmetry was detected. Neurologically the child was completely normal except for decreased proprioception and light touch on the left.

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  1. Department of Neurological Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, 525 E 68th St, New York, NY, 10065, USA

    María Teresa Alvarado Torres M.D.

  2. Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Av Calle 116, Bogotá, 110111, Colombia

    María Teresa Alvarado Torres M.D.

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  1. Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA

    Jeffrey P. Greenfield

  2. Manhattan Pediatrics, New York, New York, USA

    Caroline B. Long

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Torres, M.T.A. (2017). Tethered Cord. In: Greenfield, J., Long, C. (eds) Common Neurosurgical Conditions in the Pediatric Practice. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-3807-0_9

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