Table 5

Demographic data and MR findings of 17 patients with spinal cord injury before omental transposition

Number Sex Age Mechanism of injury Spinal level Interval from injury
to operation (y)
MR Findings (spinal cord)
1M38Sport (rugby)C 4/510Cystic myelomalacia.
2F46GunshotT 44Not visualised due to fixation
3M27RTAT 96.5High signal on T2W
4M28RTAC 65.5Cystic myelomalacia.
5M44FallT 12/ L12.5Not visualised due to fixation
6M32RTAT 12/ L12.5Not visualised due to fixation
7M36FallC 6/710Focal expansion at C 5/6
8M40FallT 121.515 mm cyst within conus
9M39FallT 127Not visualised due to fixation
10M23RTAT 25.5High signal on T2W
11F50Sport (diving)C 436Small cysts C 3/4 to C 7.
12M27RTAC 3/42.5High signal on T2W
13M44RTAC 6/714Microcysts C 5–7
14M26RTAC 5/65Myelomalacia
15M45RTAT 11/123Myelomalacia
16M35Sport (diving)C 4/53.5Myelomalacia, syrinx
17M24RTAC 52.5Cord atrophy with syrinx
  • RTA=Road traffic accident.