Number | Sex | Age | Mechanism of injury | Spinal level |
Interval from injury to operation (y) | MR Findings (spinal cord) |
1 | M | 38 | Sport (rugby) | C 4/5 | 10 | Cystic myelomalacia. |
2 | F | 46 | Gunshot | T 4 | 4 | Not visualised due to fixation |
3 | M | 27 | RTA | T 9 | 6.5 | High signal on T2W |
4 | M | 28 | RTA | C 6 | 5.5 | Cystic myelomalacia. |
5 | M | 44 | Fall | T 12/ L1 | 2.5 | Not visualised due to fixation |
6 | M | 32 | RTA | T 12/ L1 | 2.5 | Not visualised due to fixation |
7 | M | 36 | Fall | C 6/7 | 10 | Focal expansion at C 5/6 |
8 | M | 40 | Fall | T 12 | 1.5 | 15 mm cyst within conus |
9 | M | 39 | Fall | T 12 | 7 | Not visualised due to fixation |
10 | M | 23 | RTA | T 2 | 5.5 | High signal on T2W |
11 | F | 50 | Sport (diving) | C 4 | 36 | Small cysts C 3/4 to C 7. |
12 | M | 27 | RTA | C 3/4 | 2.5 | High signal on T2W |
13 | M | 44 | RTA | C 6/7 | 14 | Microcysts C 5–7 |
14 | M | 26 | RTA | C 5/6 | 5 | Myelomalacia |
15 | M | 45 | RTA | T 11/12 | 3 | Myelomalacia |
16 | M | 35 | Sport (diving) | C 4/5 | 3.5 | Myelomalacia, syrinx |
17 | M | 24 | RTA | C 5 | 2.5 | Cord atrophy with syrinx |
RTA=Road traffic accident.