Comparison of posterior fossa decompression with or without duraplasty inchildren with Type I Chiari malformation

摘要

PurposeChiari Malformation Type I (CM1) is a common and often debilitating neurosurgical disease. Whether to treat CM1 patients with a traditional posterior fossa decompression with duraplasty (PFDD) or a less invasive extradural decompression (PFDO) is controversial. The purpose of this study was to compare clinical outcome and syrinx resolution between the two procedures.