Abstract
The practitioner is faced with the challenge of identifying occult presentations of spinal dysraphism and providing follow-up treatment of foot and leg deformities. The initial symptoms of a spinal dysraphic condition may be subtle and involve the lower extremity. An increased understanding of spinal dysraphism will encourage early diagnosis and prompt effective treatment.
MeSH terms
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Female
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Foot / pathology
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Humans
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Leg / pathology
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Male
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Radiography
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Spinal Cord Diseases* / classification
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Spinal Cord Diseases* / diagnostic imaging
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Spinal Cord Diseases* / physiopathology
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Spinal Cord Diseases* / surgery
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Spinal Dysraphism* / classification
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Spinal Dysraphism* / diagnostic imaging
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Spinal Dysraphism* / physiopathology
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Spinal Dysraphism* / surgery