Spina Bifida

What it is

A diagnosed medical condition that occurs when a serious birth abnormality in the spinal cord occurs, leaving the spinal cord lacking in its usual protective skeletal and soft tissue coverings.



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Teaching implications and links

Outlines the four main types of spina bifida and the surgical process. From The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids).

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