Epidural Space

In anatomy the epidural space is the potential space between the two layers of the dura mater the outermost meningeal layer that covers the brain and spinal cord.

Epidural space. The epidural space is the area between the dura mater a membrane and the vertebral wall containing fat and small blood vessels. The spinal epidural space runs from the level of the foramen magnum to the sacral hiatus where it is bound by the sacrococcygeal ligament. The epidural space is the area between the outermost layer of tissue and the inside surface of bone in which the spinal cord is contained i e the inside surface of the spinal canal.

The space is located just outside the dural sac which surrounds the nerve roots and is filled with cerebrospinal fluid. Steroids reduce inflammation and fluid buildup in your spine that may be causing pain. The epidural space is a thin elongated potential space within the spinal canal which is located between two meningeal layers.

The epidural space fig. The other two spaces are in the spinal cord itself. Sharing the spinal canal with the epidural space in the central portion is the dural sac containing cerebral spinal fluid and the spinal cord.

Doctors use epidural injections to relieve pain during and after. It s an injection that goes into your epidural space which is right outside of the membrane that protects your spinal cord. 51 2 is bordered by the posterior longitudinal ligament and vertebral lamina with adjoining ligamentum flavum.

You may be given pain medicine along with the steroids. How do i prepare for an esi. Intercostal space the space between two adjacent ribs.