A 25-year-old soldier suffers a gunshot wound on the lower pa of his back and is unable to move his legs. A neurologic examination and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan reveal injury of the cauda equina. Which of the following is most likely damaged.

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Dorsal primary rami

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Ventral primary rami

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Dorsal roots of the thoracic spinal nerves

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Ventral roots of the sacral spinal nerves

A 25-year-old soldier suffers a gunshot wound on the lower pa of his back and is unable to move his legs. A neurologic examination and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan reveal injury of the cauda equina. Which of the following is most likely damaged.

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