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Lumbar adhesive arachnoiditis is a rare pathologic condition defined as an inflammation of the arachnoid layer and the arachnoid space leading to scar formation between the intrathecal rootlets and resulting in compression of the cauda equina nerve roots (Fig. 55.1).
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Akhaddar, A. (2023). Lumbar Adhesive Arachnoiditis. In: Atlas of Sciatica. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-44984-0_55
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