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Figure 1. Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging T2-weighted images revealed severe spinal canal stenosis at L3-5. (a) Sagittal section, (b) horizontal section at L3-4, and (c) horizontal section at L4-5.

Figure 2. Several hours after the initial surgery, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed to investigate the cause of bilateral lower limb paralysis and pain. MRI revealed the presence of an epidural hematoma. (a) Sagittal and (b) horizontal sections of T2-weighted images, and (c) sagittal and (d) horizontal sections of T1-weighted images.