A posttraumatic lumbar spinal synovial cyst. Case report

Autor: Michael D. Kanzer, Joel I. Franck, Robert B. King, George R. Petro
Rok vydání: 1987
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Zdroj: Journal of neurosurgery. 66(2)
ISSN: 0022-3085
Popis: ✓ A patient with posttraumatic lumbar radicular paresthesias is presented. The preoperative diagnosis of an epidural synovial cyst was considered. At surgery, an epidural synovial microcystic mass was found emanating from a distracted L4-5 facet joint and dissecting into the layers of the ligamentum flavum. A brief review of the condition is presented.
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