Background: Fatty filum terminale is a form of spinal dysraphism and a third of all patients develop symptoms such as sensory, motor, and urinary impairment. Early surgery at 6 months has the advantage that the bone density is still soft, and the patients are not ambulatory yet, promoting faster healing.
Method: We present our minimal invasive surgical technique for FFT untethering.
Conclusion: Due to the low complication rate and the potentially high benefit of surgery, prophylactic untethering is recommended.
Keywords: Fatty filum terminale; Filum terminale; Spinal dysraphism; Tethered cord; Untethering.
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