Spina bifida what where is the defect at?

The spinal cord most commoly ends at the defect: therefore all motor and sensory function below the defect is absent. most myelomeningoceles involve the lumbar and lumbosacral areas. depending on the level of the defect affected infants usually have flaccid paralysis and senosory deficits of the lower extremities, bowel bladder incontinence and talipes equinovarus defects and a subluxated hip, hydrocephaluse is present in the mojority of affected infants.