Ayvaz, Mehmet Is it necessary to operate all split cord malformations before corrective surgery for patients with congenital spinal deformities? [electronic resource] - Spine Oct 2009 - 2413-8 p. digital Publication Type: Evaluation Study; Journal Article ISSN: 1528-1159 Standard No.: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181b9c61b doi Subjects--Topical Terms: Abnormalities, Multiple--surgeryAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolDisability EvaluationFemaleHumansIncidenceLaminectomy--methodsMaleNervous System Malformations--complicationsNeurosurgical Procedures--methodsOutcome Assessment, Health CarePlastic Surgery Procedures--methodsRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexSpinal Cord--abnormalitiesSpinal Dysraphism--complicationsSpinal Fusion--methodsSyndrome