«Fixed spinal cord» syndrome in caudal spinal dysrapphias

The study included 31 fixed spinal cord syndrome patients aged from 6 months to 15 years. Nineteen patients had congenital pathology: dermal sinus, lipomyelocele and diastomatomyelitis, 12 patients had acquired pathology: postoperative complications of various forms of myelocele. Case history, clinical and laboratory findings were studied, X-ray, ultrasound diagnosis and MRI scan of CNS were performed. All patients underwent surgical treatment and long-term postoperative results were evaluated. MRI scanning proved to be the leading method for diagnosis of the aforementioned syndrome.