This study is designed based on the retrospective analysis of patients treated in the
Neurosurgical Department of two major hospitals and review of the literature. The aim of this …

Sophisticated and newer imaging capabilities have resulted in increased reporting and
treatment options of spinal lumbar synovial cysts (LSS). Most of the patients with lumbar …

✓ Synovial cysts emanating from the lumbar facet joints may compromise the spinal canal
and produce symptoms of radiculopathy or stenosis. Good results have been reported after …

Objective To evaluate percutaneous computed tomography (CT)-guided intracystic and intra-
articular steroid injections for the treatment of lumbar facet joint cyst causing radicular pain …

Purpose A comprehensive review of the literature in order to analyze data about the success
rate of percutaneous resolution of the lumbar facet joint cysts as a conservative …

BACKGROUND: Spinal synovial cysts are a known cause of back pain and radiculopathy.
With the advent of high-resolution imaging techniques, synovial cysts are increasingly …

Synovial cysts originating from the facet joint of the lumbar spine are a rare cause of
radiculopathy. Surgical resection is considered to be the treatment of choice, although very …

✓ The authors report three cases of cervical degenerative cysts causing medullary or
radiculomedullary compression. Anatomicopathological examination confirmed the fibrous …

Lumbar synovial cyst arises from the facet joint and can lead to back pain, radiculopathy,
neurogenic claudication or even cauda equina syndrome. Although most surgeons would …

Background Although lumbar zygapophyseal joint synovial cysts are fairly well recognized,
they are an uncommon cause of lumbosacral radicular pain. Nonoperative treatments …