Open AccessMyelo-meningocele: A multi-disciplinary problem
Author(s) -
Ibe Michael Onwuzuruike Nnamdi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/0300-1652.128177
Subject(s) - medicine , buttocks , paraplegia , vertebral column , rehabilitation , surgery , spinal column , general surgery , physical therapy , spinal cord , psychiatry
Myelo-meningoceles are part of congenital afflictions of the spinal column. They arise from the failure of the neural tube to fuse properly during early embryonic growth. The causes and sequalae are multiple and, therefore, require multiple disciplines, to handle them. This study assessed the role of inter-disciplinary approach in the management of myelo-meningoceles.