Fig. 2From: Long-term course of anterior spinal cord herniation presenting with an upper motor neuron syndrome: case report illustrating diagnostic and therapeutic implicationsIntraoperative images. The intraoperative images demonstrate the defect in the anterior dural sac (arrowheads in a) after gently mobilizing the spinal cord with a suture applied to the dentate ligament (arrows in a and b) and closure of the defect with a dura patch (arrowheads in b). The herniated part of the spinal cord appears dysplastic (SC in B). SC spinal cordBack to article page