Cauda Equina Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review

Alex Gitelman, MD, Shuriz Hishmeh, MD, Brian N. Morelli, MD, Samuel A. Joseph, Jr., MD, Andrew Casden, MD, Paul Kuflik, MD, Michael Neuwirth, MD, and Mark Stephen, MD

Dr. Gitelman, Dr. Hishmeh, and Dr. Morelli are Orthopaedic Residents, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York.

Dr. Joseph is Attending Surgeon, Moreno Spine and Scoliosis, Tampa, Florida.

Dr. Casden and Dr. Kuflik are Associate Directors, and Dr. Neuwirth is Director, Spine Institute of New York–Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York.

Dr. Stephen is Chief of Spinal Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York.

Alex Gitelman, MD, Shuriz Hishmeh, MD, Brian N. Morelli, MD, Samuel A. Joseph, Jr., MD, Andrew Casden, MD, Paul Kuflik, MD, Michael Neuwirth, MD, and Mark Stephen, MD

Dr. Gitelman, Dr. Hishmeh, and Dr. Morelli are Orthopaedic Residents, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York.

Dr. Joseph is Attending Surgeon, Moreno Spine and Scoliosis, Tampa, Florida.

Dr. Casden and Dr. Kuflik are Associate Directors, and Dr. Neuwirth is Director, Spine Institute of New York–Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York.

Dr. Stephen is Chief of Spinal Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York.

Alex Gitelman, MD, Shuriz Hishmeh, MD, Brian N. Morelli, MD, Samuel A. Joseph, Jr., MD, Andrew Casden, MD, Paul Kuflik, MD, Michael Neuwirth, MD, and Mark Stephen, MD

Dr. Gitelman, Dr. Hishmeh, and Dr. Morelli are Orthopaedic Residents, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York.

Dr. Joseph is Attending Surgeon, Moreno Spine and Scoliosis, Tampa, Florida.

Dr. Casden and Dr. Kuflik are Associate Directors, and Dr. Neuwirth is Director, Spine Institute of New York–Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York.

Dr. Stephen is Chief of Spinal Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York.