Abstract:Introduction: The reported prevalence of tethered spinal cord in patients with anorectal malformations (ARM) ranges from 9% to 64%. Practice patterns surrounding the diagnosis and management of tethered cord are suspected to vary, with consideration to type of spine imaging, adjunct imaging modalities, what patients are offered surgical intervention, and how patients are followed after detethering. We sought to determine what consensus, if any, exists among pediatric neurosurgeons in the United States in terms… Show more
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