…injures 2 or more of the 18 nerve roots constituting the cauda equina within the lumbar spinal canal. The cauda equina syndrome is typically associated with marked neurologic disability. The clinical …
…the spinal canal contains the lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal spinal nerve roots that comprise the cauda equina. Because the spinal cord is shorter than the vertebral column, vertebral and spinal cord segmental …
…lumbosacral nerve roots form the cauda equina, which floats in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Since the pathophysiology of compression of the thecal sac at the level of the cauda equina does not differ significantly …
…as the conus medullaris. The roots then course down through the intraspinal canal, forming the cauda equina, until they exit at their respective neural foramina. The cross-sectional anatomy of the lumbar …