Abstract
The different growth of the vertebral column and the spinal cord leads to a relative cranial ascent of the cord and to the formation of the cauda equina during the embryonal development. After the 25th week of embryogenesis the conus has reached the L3 level, where it remains until the time of birth. During the first 5 years of life the conus migrates upwards to the interspace L1/2. Fixation of the cord by a filum terminale or by lipomatous subcutaneous tissue is the most common cause of a tethered cord syndrome. A further cause may be an intraspinal lipoma.
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Zumkeller, M., Stolke, D., Dietz, H. (1990). Intraspinal Lipomas with Tethered Cord Syndrome — Results of Operative Treatment in 30 Children. In: Bushe, KA., Brock, M., Klinger, M. (eds) Stabilizing Craniocervical Operations Calcium Antagonists in SAH Current Legal Issues. Advances in Neurosurgery, vol 18. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75283-4_28
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