Spinal and pelvic corrections in a patient with spondylocostal dysplasia syndrome and hemimyelomeningocele
Congenital malformation complex of the spine and the spinal cord can be a syndromic entity rather than a symptom complex.The spinal cord lesion is usually bilaterally symmetrical, but, there are occasional cases with one or more hemivertebrae, often associated with a central bony spur 5-HTP splitting the cord (diastematomyelia), in which one leg is