Table 2 Clinical data
From: Tethered cord syndrome: surgical outcome of 43 cases and review of literatures
Parameters | Children (2–18 years) | Adults (> 18 years) | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | ||
Back pain (age > 6 years | 15/15 | 100 | 8/10 | 80 | 0.07 |
Parathesia (age > 6 years) | 10/15 | 67 | 10/10 | 100 | 0.03 |
Weakness in lower limbs | 20/33 | 61 | 6/10 | 60 | 0.87 |
Urinary abnormality (age > 5 years) | 15/20 | 75 | 10/10 | 100 | 0.058 |
Bowel abnormality (age > 4 years) | 15/23 | 65 | 8/10 | 80 | 0.05 |
Back signs | |||||
Lump | 23/33 | 70 | 5/10 | 50 | 0.03 |
Scar of pervious surgery | 5/33 | 15 | 2/10 | 20 | 0.07 |
Dimple | 3/33 | 9 | 0/10 | 0 | 0.001 |
Hair tuft | 2/33 | 6 | 1/10 | 10 | 0.06 |
Hemangioma | 2/33 | 6 | 1/10 | 10 | 0.06 |
Normal skin | 21/33 | 64 | 6/10 | 60 | 0.08 |