Abstract
The pathogenesis of most cases of syringomyelia remains obscure although a modification of the hydrodynamic theory of Gardner allows a logical surgical approach to treatment. Data are presented confirming a high incidence of traumatic birth in patients with syringomyelia who have a Chiari malformation or basal arachnoiditis, but demonstrating no increase in traumatic birth in patients with the Chiari malformation but no syringomyelia. A traumatic birth may be the factor responsible for creating the potential for syringomyelia in those individuals with the embryological defect of the Chiari anomaly.
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