A case of slack spinal cord secondary to lumbar vertebral collapse
When the spinal cord becomes slack due to compression at the thoracolumbar junction, symptoms of both cauda equina tension and myelopathy may develop. Surgical decompression and fixation can restore the spinal cord morphology and improve neurological function.
Authors
- Isao Ito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3109-898X)
- Kunio Yokoyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5864-6010)
- Masahiro Kawanishi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1042-6668)
- Naokado Ikeda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8968-7125)
- Akira Sugie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1555-188X)
- Hidekazu Tanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8235-8783)
- Makoto Yamada
- Daiji Ichihashi
Institutions
- Ijinkai Takeda General Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Surgical Neurology International
- Published
- 2025-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.25259/sni_1110_2025
- Primary Topic
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00