Table 8 Clinical improvement after 1 year of surgery
From: Tethered cord syndrome: surgical outcome of 43 cases and review of literatures
Parameters | 2–18 years | > 18 years | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | % | No | % | ||
Back pain | 9/15 | 60 | 6/8 | 75 | 0.05 |
Parathesia | 6/10 | 60 | 3/10 | 30 | 0.01 |
Weakness | 8/20 | 40 | 1/6 | 17 | 0.003 |
Urinary abnormalities | 9/15 | 60 | 3/10 | 30 | 0.01 |
Bowel abnormalities | 7/5 | 47 | 2/8 | 25 | 0.03 |