The lumbar extradural structure changes with increasing age.
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Abstract
We have examined the extradural space using a flexible extraduroscope in 74 patients undergoing extradural anaesthesia at the L2-3 interspace. Extraduroscopy showed that the extradural space becomes widely patent and the fatty tissue in the extradural space diminishes with increasing age. We postulate that these age-related structural changes may affect the spread of local anaesthetic in the extradural space.
Medical subject headings
- Aging
- Anesthesia, Epidural
- Epidural Space