Fig. 1From: Surgical technique of spine-shortening vertebral osteotomy for adult tethered cord syndrome: a case report and review of the literaturePreoperative lumbar magnetic resonance images of a 47-year-old woman. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a low-lying conus medullaris extending to the level of S2 and surrounded by fat tissue at that level. a T1 sagittal image. b T2 sagittal image. c T2 axial imageBack to article page