Letak Conus Medularis terhadap Vertebra Menggunakan Hasil Pencitraan Magnetic Resonance Imaging di Rumah Sakit Dr. Hasan Sadikin Bandung untuk Anestesi Spinal

Abstract

The position of conus medullaris is important to be identified by anesthesiologists during spinal anesthesia to avoid serious spinal cord trauma risk. Conus medullaris can be accurately identified through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images. The aim of this study was to determine the distribution of conus medullaris in Indonesians through a descriptive observation using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images of lumbosacral. The locations of conus medullaris were observed retrospectively on 135 MRI images scanned, aged 18–65 years, during the period of January 2013 to March 2014 at the Departement of Radiology, Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital Bandung. From this study, it was revealed that the conus medullaris are mostly located at the middle third of L1, ranging from the middle third of T12 to the lower third of L2. With gender as a parameter, it was shown that the distribution of conus medullaris in women tends to be more caudal than in men