Spina bifida can be divided into two types: open spina bifida and closed spina bifida, mainly caused by congenital developmental malformation factors.

Open spina bifida refers to the condition where the child’s spinal cord is exposed to the air after birth, which can be seen directly from the appearance. After birth, it will cause a large mass at the lumbar sacral area, and the mass does not have skin and nerve tissue, with the spinal cord fully exposed. This is called open spina bifida, but this clinical symptom is relatively rare, and most people are unlikely to see it.

Closed spina bifida and open spina bifida are opposite. Although there may be cracks on the bone, the surface skin is intact, and the spinal cord cannot be seen from the outside. Only a larger mass wrapped up can be seen, and this condition is also called closed spondylitis.

The basic column refers to the cleft spine caused by congenital incomplete closure of the vertebral canal, which is most common at the lower back, with posterior clefts more than anterior ones. Spina bifida occulta usually does not have obvious clinical symptoms and generally does not require treatment or improvement. However, open spina bifida can cause damage to physical health, and generally requires timely surgical treatment to improve the condition, and treatment can be sought through spinal bifida repair surgery at the hospital.