Epidural Space Spine

The spinal epidural space is located in the spinal canal between the spinal dura mater and the vertebral column and extends from the foramen magnum to the sacral hiatus.
Epidural space spine. The space is located just outside the dural sac which surrounds the nerve roots and is filled with cerebrospinal fluid. In anatomy the epidural space is the potential space between the two layers of the dura mater the outermost meningeal layer that covers the brain and spinal cord. It is typically 4 6 mm in depth 4. Epidural steroid injections are delivered to the epidural space in order to deliver analgesics to the immediate site of pain.
1 2 the anatomy term epidural space has its origin in the ancient greek language. The epidural space is the area between the dura mater a membrane and the vertebral wall containing fat and small blood vessels.