franjo

Hi Dennfore and welcome!

I have a tethered cord due to spina-bifida and the resulting scarring caused by the many spinal surgeries I've had. A tethered cord is usually caused by scar tissue that restricts the normal movement of the cord in the spinal column. It does not always require surgery, unless you start to experience loss of motor function or changes in bowel and bladder function. Mine will require surgery, this will be my second un-tethering. The surgery itself will often cause additional scarring and tethered cords do re-tether.
I'm guessing that the trauma to your back may have generated some scarring around the cord.

I would be happy to answer any questions you may have about TCS and my experiences with this condition. I have also learned quite alot by simply doing a search for "tethered cord syndrome". Any way I can help, please let me know.....franjo

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Spina-bifida occulta; Congenital Scoliosis (dextrorotatory and 'S' curve, 42 thorasic and 57 degrees lumbar); Meningomyelocele (split cord @ L1); Diastematomyelia (re-sectioned at L2-3); tethered cord @ S-3; cysts on cord; various developmental abnormalities of the spine: narrowing of all disk spaces, defects in posterior arches, ectasia of the spinal canal and dura, segmental disease, sclerosis in L. iliac bone and adjacent sacroiliac joint, unilateral osteitis condensans ilium, hypertrophic facet disease L4-5 and L5-S1.

Surgeries include, but not limited to:
Lumbar fusion-1968
Fusion with Herrington Rod instrumentation-1970
Femoral osteotomy-1971
Tethered cord release-1987
Rod removal-1987
Chiari-type pelvic osteotomy-1988
Trochanteric osteotomy-1989
Tethered cord release-2003
Fusion with instrumentation with lots and lots of screws-2003