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To date, four cases of ossified extradural pseudocyst have been described, the first being in 1951 by Verbiest who described unusual forms of compression of the cauda equina including a case of a lumbo-sacral extradural cyst and a case of ‘knotting’ of a caudal nerve root. We present an additional two cases.
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Ishaque, M.A., Crockard, H.A. & Stevens, J.M. Ossified pseudomeningocoele following laminectomy: Case reports and review of the literature. Eur Spine J 6, 430–432 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01834074
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