dural part of filum terminale

dural part of filum terminale

[TA]

the threadlike termination of the spinal dura mater, surrounding and fused to the filum terminale of the cord, and attached to the deep dorsal sacrococcygeal ligament; extends from S2-3 to Co2 vertebral levels.
See also: terminal filum.

Synonym(s): coccygeal ligament ☆ , filum terminale externum ☆ , filum durae matris spinalis, filum of spinal dura mater

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