Table 1 Characteristics of patients who underwent surgical closure of the MMC
Baseline characteristics | |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 63 (50%) |
Female | 62 (50%) |
Mean age at surgery, days (SD) | 9.51 (8.01) |
Defect site | |
Cervical | 3 (2%) |
Thoracic | 3 (2%) |
Thoracolumbar and lumbar | 108 (86%) |
Lumbosacral and sacral | 11 (9%) |
Rupture at the evaluation prior to operation (CSF leaking) | |
Intact | 110 (88%) |
Ruptured | 15 (12%) |
Surgical treatment | |
Mean length of stay, days (SD) | 10.96 (9.83) |
Laminectomy | |
Performed | 77 (62%) |
Not performed | 48 (38%) |
Dura closure | |
Autologous dura | 69 (56%) |
Synthetic dura | 55 (44%) |
Last follow-up | |
Mortality | |
Alive | 113 (90%) |
Mean age at last follow-up, years (SD) | 6.35 (3.32) |
Expired | 12 (10%) |
Mean age at death, years (SD) | 5.62 (6.54) |
Ambulation | |
GMFCS Level I and II | 54 (43%) |
GMFCS Level III | 26 (21%) |
GMFCS Level IV | 27 (22%) |
GMFCS Level V | 18 (14%) |
Readmission | |
No readmission | 53 (42%) |
One time | 45 (36%) |
Two times | 16 (13%) |
Three times | 4 (3%) |
Four or more times | 6 (5%) |
Educationa | |
Have not attended school | 26 (58%) |
Have attempted but failed | 7 (16%) |
Have attended school | 12 (27%) |
Urinary | |
Continent | 29 (23%) |
Incontinent | 96 (77%) |
Fecal | |
Continent | 35 (28%) |
Incontinent | 90 (72%) |
MMT grading | |
0 | 28 (23%) |
1 | 11 (9%) |
2 | 9 (7%) |
3 | 32 (26%) |
4 | 27 (22%) |
5 | 15 (10%) |
Scoliosis | |
Not present | 80 (65%) |
Congenital | 38 (31%) |
Acquired | 6 (5%) |
Mortality | 12 (9.6%) |