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LETTERS: Angelos G Kolias, Saurabh Odak, and Atul K Tyagi Examination must be thorough BMJ 2009; 338: b1724 [Full text]

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Angelos G. Kolias, Saurabh Odak, Registrar in Trauma & Orthopaedics, Darlington Memorial Hospital, Darlington, DL3 6HX, Atul K. Tyagi, Consultant Neurosurgeon, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, LS1 3EX.   (7 May 2009)

Correction 7 May 2009
Angelos G. Kolias, Core Surgical Trainee Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich, IP4 5PD., Saurabh Odak, Registrar in Trauma & Orthopaedics, Darlington Memorial Hospital, Darlington, DL3 6HX, Atul K. Tyagi, Consultant Neurosurgeon, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, LS1 3EX. Send response to journal: Re: Correction	The way the first sentence of the letter was modified fails to convey the complete message of our rapid response which was that anal tone, perianal and perineal sensation should always be examined when cauda equina compression is suspected. We believe that the first sentence should read: "As well as neurological examination of the legs, anal tone, perianal and perineal sensation should be assessed in cases of suspected cauda equina syndrome". Competing interests: None declared