Surgical fixation of a unilateral bar and unsegmented butterfly vertebra in a patient with diastematomyelia and a tethered cord: illustrative case
The authors present a successful surgical correction of concomitant diastematomyelia and a unilateral bar and unsegmented butterfly vertebra in a pediatric patient. While the curve magnitude at presentation warranted surgical correction, neurological deficits necessitated urgent decompression before stabilization. https://thejns.org/doi/10.3171/CASE25315.
Authors
- Brian J. McHugh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4747-0643)
- Luke Mugge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7238-5665)
- Danielle Dang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5004-1033)
- Leon E. Moores
- Duy Pham
- Aqib Zehri
- Cristie Brewer
- Peggy Vollstad
Institutions
- Long Island University (US)
- Oregon Clinic (US)
- Neuroscience Institute (IT)
- University of Virginia (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Case Lessons
- Published
- 2026-02-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/case25315
- Primary Topic
- Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00