BACKGROUND Detection of postoperative spinal cord level change can provide basic information about the spinal cord status, and electrophysiological studies regarding this point should be conducted in the future. METHODS To determine the changes in the spinal cord level postoperatively and the possible associated factors, we prospectively studied 31 patients with scoliosis. All the patients un...

Received: 19. 10. 2006. Accepted: 20. 11. 2006. Congenital abnormality, an occult spinal dysraphism �ith spinal lipoma, is a rare dysraphic spinal abnormality. The syndrome, treatments, outcomes, and current controversies are revie�ed. Occult spinal dysraphism usually is usually manifested �ithout clinical changes, either neurological or local changes. Local cutaneous changes associated �ith oc...

In performing neuraxial procedures, knowledge of the location of the conus medullaris in patients of all ages is important. The aim of this study was to determine the location of conus medullaris in a sample of newborn/infant cadavers and sagittal MRIs of children, adolescents, and young adults. The subjects of both the samples were subdivided into four developmental stages. No statistical diff...