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I'm aware that spina bifida patients usually have the repair right at birth but why would they wait until later like age 8 to have the repair?

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Spina bifida: Repair is typically done at birth, a delay repair would be done with there are no symptoms and full thickness skin coverage over the defect. A repair at age 8 likely means the child was becoming symptomatic, most likely a tethered cord syndrome.

Dr Merriman agreed

Answered 1/26/2014

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