Background For the success of procedures such as caudal block, craniospinal irradiation (CSI), and management of lower back pain and to minimize the risk of dural puncture the exact level of dural sac (DS) termination should be known. Objective The evaluation of DS tip location in the Saudi population and exploring possible significant factors that could be used as predictors in clinical prognosis. Methods A total of 200 patients’ lumbar sagittal Weighted T2 Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) study were randomly selected from a single-center hospital in-between 2020 and 2021. The DS tip location was determined by generating a perpendicular line from the longitudinal axis of its termination to the corresponding level. Then naming it after an intervertebral disk or a corresponding vertebrate that is divided into three thirds (upper, middle, and lower). Results In most cases, the level of DS termination is at the middle part of S2 (26.5%), followed by the upper part of S2 (25.1%), and the lower part of S2 (20%). In Saudi nationals, the DS tip was in the middle S2 level at 21.5%, upper S2 level at 19.1%, and lower S2 level at 17%. Factors such as age, sex, cause of referral, and nationality had no statistical significance in relation to DS tip location. Conclusion The DS termination level in the Saudi population ranges from disk between L5-S1 to the lower third of S3. Moreover, nationality, age, and cause of referral were not significant in determining the DS termination level. Therefore, it is still important to individualize patients’ treatment by using MRI for each case that requires it.
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