[Orthopedic problems in children after surgical treatment for lipoma of the conus medullaris].

Deformities locomotor system in 24 children who have been operated on because of lipoma of conus medullaris are presented. At follow-up examination 6 patients were deformity free. The remaining group had feet deformities either present at birth or developed on average in 19th month of life. They mostly progressed and tended to recur after surgical correction. Trophic skin ulcer or chronic osteomyelitis of the foot was present in 30% of children; in 17% of cases they induced amputation. In 60% of cases scoliosis was found with mean angle of 10.2 degrees.