Yuji Hatakeyama, Michio Hongo, Tadato Kido, Masakazu Urayama, Yuji Kasukawa, Hiroshi Sasaki, Toshiaki Aizawa, Daisuke Kudo, Ryota Kimura, Yuichi Ono, Fumihito Kasama, Naohisa Miyakoshi
This study aimed to clarify neurological differences among the epiconus, conus medullaris, and cauda equina syndromes. Eighty-seven patients who underwent surgery for acute thoracolumbar spinal injuries were assessed. We defined the epiconus as the region from the terminal end of the spinal cord to the proximal 1.0 to 2.25 vertebral bodies, the conus medullaris as the region proximal to < 1.0 vertebral bodies, and the cauda equina as the distal part of the nerve roots originating from the spinal cord. On the basis of the distance from the terminal end of the spinal cord to the narrowest level of the spinal canal, the narrowest levels were ordered as follows: the epiconus followed by the conus medullaris and cauda equina...
October 2023: Acta Medica Okayama