Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1953;35:711-716.
© 1953 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
THE FILUM TERMINALE SYNDROME
(The Cord-Traction Syndrome)
George J. Garceau M.D.1
1 James Whitcomb Riley Hospital, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
A tight filum terminale may cause the cord-traction symptoms known as the Arnold-Chiari syndrome. The orthopaedic surgeon frequently is the first to observe the patient presenting the symptoms, and, therefore, may direct the patient properly.