Clinical Significance
"Great radicular artery of AdamkiewiczâĤ provides the major blood supply to the lumbar and sacral cord."
When damaged or obstructed, it can result in anterior spinal artery syndrome, with loss of urinary and fecal continence and impaired motor function of the legs; sensory function is often preserved to a degree.
It is important to identify the location of the artery when treating a thoracic aortic aneurysm or a thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysm. Its location can be identified with computed tomographic angiography.
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