NEUROSCIENCES AND NEUROANAESTHESIA Changing body position alters the location of the spinal cord within the vertebral canal: a magnetic resonance imaging study
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Background. The influence of changes in body position relevant to neuraxial blockade on the location of the spinal cord and related neural structures has not been fully quantified. Our aim was to determine the changes, if any, that occur in the location of the spinal cord tip [equivalent to the tip of the conus medullaris (CM)] and nerve roots when an individual moves from the supine to the left lateral position with knees and hips flexed.
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