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Conjoined lumbosacral nerve roots is a congenital anomaly that may produce lumbosciatic pain. When symptomatic and undiagnosed, it may be one of the causes of failed back syndrome. Diagnosis with water-soluble contrast myelography has a frequency of 4%. Anatomical studies have shown to have an incidence of 14%.
High quality Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) with coronal views may reveal this condition without recurring to computed tomography (CT)-myelography. In this paper we describe our recent experience with five consecutive cases observed during a one year period.
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Gomez, J.G., Dickey, J.W. & Bachow, T.B. Conjoined lumbosacral nerve roots. Acta neurochir 120, 155–158 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02112035
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