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Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of Cauda Equina Nerve Roots

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Nerve roots of the cauda equina adopt specific positions in relation to their neighboring nerve roots within the dural sac along their respective trajectories, and these tend to remain constant for each disposition of the vertebral column. Slight variations in the position of nerve roots within the cauda equina may be observed among patients. The processing of images of transversal sections of the dural sac and its contents in samples obtained from frozen bodies, as well as of magnetic resonance images from patients in supine position, enabled the production of maps called topograms of roots at each vertebral level along the lumbar vertebral column.

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  1. Laboratory of Surgical NeuroAnatomy (LSNA), Human Anatomy and Embryology Unit, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    Alberto Prats-Galino MD, PhD

  2. Neuroscience, Embryology, Molecular Oncology, and Clinical Anatomy Group, School of Medicine, University of Girona, Girona, Spain

    Joan San Molina MD, PhD

  3. Department of Clinical Medical Sciences and Institute of Applied Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of CEU San Pablo, Madrid, Spain

    Miguel Angel Reina MD, PhD

  4. Department of Anesthesiology, Madrid-Montepríncipe University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

    Miguel Angel Reina MD, PhD

  5. Human Anatomy and Embryology Unit, School of Medicine, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain

    Juan A. Juanes Méndez MD, PhD

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Department of Clinical Medical Sciences and Institute of Applied Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of CEU San Pablo, Madrid, Spain, and Madrid-Montepríncipe University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

    Miguel Angel Reina

  2. Department of Surgical Specialties, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Management, General University Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain

    José Antonio De Andrés

  3. College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Anesthesiology, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York School of Regional, Anesthesia (NYSORA), New York, NY, USA, and Columbia University, New York, New York, USA

    Admir Hadzic

  4. Laboratory of Surgical NeuroAnatomy, Human Anatomy and Embryology Unit, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    Alberto Prats-Galino

  5. Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Human Anatomy and Embryology Unit, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, and Clinic Hospital, Barcelona, Spain

    Xavier Sala-Blanch

  6. Discipline of Anesthesiology, The University of Queensland and Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    André A.J. van Zundert

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Prats-Galino, A., San Molina, J., Reina, M.A., Méndez, J.A.J. (2015). Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of Cauda Equina Nerve Roots. In: Reina, M., De Andrés, J., Hadzic, A., Prats-Galino, A., Sala-Blanch, X., van Zundert, A. (eds) Atlas of Functional Anatomy for Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09522-6_29

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