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Spinal cord terminates at the level of inferior endplate of L3 vertebra (low-lying conus medullaris-arrow).
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the lumbar spine revealed the following: spinal cord terminated at the level of L3 vertebral inferior endplate (tethered cord) (Fig. 1); fusion of vertebral bodies; lateral posterior elements at L4-L5 level (Fig. 2); and syringohydromyelic cavitations at the distal spinal cord (Fig. 3).
A longitudinally oriented syrinx cavity is seen (arrow).
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the lumbar spine revealed the following: spinal cord terminated at the level of L3 vertebral inferior endplate (tethered cord) (Fig. 1); fusion of vertebral bodies; lateral posterior elements at L4-L5 level (Fig. 2); and syringohydromyelic cavitations at the distal spinal cord (Fig. 3).