NATURAL-HISTORY OF DISTAL SPINAL AGENESIS

We studied the natural course in patients with distal spinal agenesis( DSA). Specifically, we compared children with different types of DSA ( Renshaw sacral agenesis types I-IV) and determined their maximum ambul atory abilities, identified patients at risk for decubiti, determined the average number of operations per patient, described associated con genital anomalies, and sought a correlation between different types of DSA and the risk of back pain and development of scoliosis. Through a retrospective analysis, we concluded that there are definite correlat ions between the specific type of DSA and the natural course with rega rd to all these entities.