Association Between Age and Outcomes for Children Undergoing Tethered Cord Release: A National Study
TCR is associated with a low perioperative complication rate. However, infants undergoing TCR are at an increased risk of long-term complications and readmission compared with older children. These findings suggest careful patient selection and consideration of delayed intervention until after the age of 1 year for asymptomatic children.
Authors
- Dheeraj Gandhi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6741-5970)
- Marco Colasurdo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7823-3088)
- Huanwen Alvin Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2455-748X)
- Jesse Winer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1760-7680)
- Gary M. Nesbit
- Matthew K McIntyre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9788-5913)
- Ajay Malhotra
- Christina M. Sayama
Institutions
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- University of Maryland Medical Center (US)
- Yale New Haven Hospital (US)
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- Georgetown University (US)
- MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (US)
- Neurological Surgery (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Operative Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2025-09-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1227/ons.0000000000001782
- Primary Topic
- Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00