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Intraoperatively, we found and dissected two nerve roots from the filum terminale which extended into the mass.
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Latin filum, French file = a row.
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We excluded infants if they only had one US examination, or if they had lesions other than filum terminale lipoma.
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A linear mixed model was used to assess differences in the growth pattern of filum terminale thickness by age and group.
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Infants with filum terminale lipoma on magnetic resonance imaging were included in the lipoma group and the others in the control group.
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Conclusion: Screening spinal cord US could effectively diagnose filum terminale lipoma in 4- to 6-month-old infants with a cutoff thickness of 1.1 mm.