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Purpose of study: Epidural myogenic MEP may enhance somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEP) spinal cord monitoring because of reported SSEP false negatives. This MEP method requires more stringent anesthesia and placement of epidural electrodes. We compared MEP to SSEP with regard to ease of acquisition, reproducibility and sensitivity to incipient and complete spinal cord conduction failure.Methods...