Lower extremity weakness and decreased sensation, urinary retention, back pain: eval for cord compression and epidural abscess. There is congenital fusion of the C5 and C6 vertebrae. There is cervical kyphosis rather than lordosis, but no spondylolisthesis. Otherwise the rest of the vertebral column alignment is normal and the vertebral body heights are otherwise intact. The vertebral bone marrow signal is unremarkable. There is no significant spinal canal stenosis. The spinal cord displays normal signal and morphology. The paravertebral soft tissues are unremarkable. The uterus is retroflexed and there is a small amount of fluid in the cul de sac. The urinary bladder is distended.
1. No evidence of spinal cord compression or intraspinal mass lesions.2. Congenital fusion of C5 and C6 vertebrae. 