Figure 2. Intraoperative photograph taken under the microscope. This was taken immediately after the opening of the dura and revealed a thickened arachnoid layer obscuring all vasculatures of the spinal cord. These adhesions displaced the spinal cord ventrally and occupied the entirety of the canal not filled by spinal cord. The adhesions disrupted the normal flow of cerebrospinal fluid. The adhesions were present from T7 and T8.