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Table 2 Manifestations of intraspinal abnormalities

From: Incidence of intraspinal abnormalities in congenital scoliosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Intraspinal abnormality

Number of patients

Percent

Diastematomyelia

306

45.60

Syringomyelia

273

40.69

Tethered cord

190

28.32

Low conus

58

8.64

Intraspinal mass

39

5.81

Chiari malformation

32

4.77

Fatty filum

27

4.02

Spina bifida (occulta excluded)

17

2.53

Tumor

17

2.53

Cyst

12

1.79

Syringomyelus

4

0.60

Dural ectasia

1

0.15

Undiagnosed cord MRI hyperintensity

1

0.15