Epidural Space Anatomy And Injections
Epidural Space Anatomy Three layers of tissue cover the spinal cord, and between each is a “space.” 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 epidural space runs the length of the spine. The other two “spaces” are in the spinal cord itself. They are the sub-dural and sub-arachnoid spaces, named after some, but not all, of the other tissue coverings that surround the spinal cord....