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Case Reports
. 2022 Sep 30;15(9):e250112.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2022-250112.

Spinal epidural lipomatosis and focal posterior longitudinal ligament hypertrophy causing severe cauda equina crowding

Omar Hadidi  1   2 , Humayun Hijazi  3 , Rafal Pajda  4 , Thomas Bayer  3
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Case Reports

Spinal epidural lipomatosis and focal posterior longitudinal ligament hypertrophy causing severe cauda equina crowding

Omar Hadidi et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Neuroimaging; Orthopaedics.

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Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Magnetic resonance sagittal image of the lumbar spine demonstrating posterior disc bulge, posterior longitudinal ligament hypertrophy and dorsal epidural fat at L3/L4 on T1.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Magnetic resonance sagittal image of the lumbar spine demonstrating posterior disc bulge, posterior longitudinal ligament hypertrophy and dorsal epidural fat at L3/L4 on T2.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Magnetic resonance sagittal image of the lumbar spine demonstrating posterior disc bulge, posterior longitudinal ligament hypertrophy and dorsal epidural fat at L3/L4 on T2.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Magnetic resonance axial image of the lumbar spine at L3/L4 demonstrating severe cauda root crowding on T2.
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Figure 5
American Spinal Injury Association impairment scale.
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