Juxta facet cysts of the lumbar spine

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 45-49

  Prestar, F J ^a  

^a Neurosurgical Clinic   (Germany)

Author keywords

degeneration of the lumbar spine; juxta facet cysts; ligamentum flavum; lumbar zygapophyseal joints

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; SPINAL CORD ATROPHY; SPINAL CORD CYST;

EID: 0029894914     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1052215     Document Type: Article

References (41)

1. Abdullah, A. F., R. W. Chambers, D. P. Daut: Lumbar nerve root compression by synovial cysts of the ligamentum flavum. J. Neurosurg. 60 (1984) 617-620
2. Awwad, E. E., D. S. Martin, K. R. Smith, R. D. Bucholz: MR imaging of lumbar juxta articular cysts. J. Comput. Assist. Tomogr. 14 (1990) 415-417
3. Azzam, C. J.: Midline lumbar ganglion/synovial cyst mimicking an epidural tumour: case report and review of pathogenesis. Neurosurgery 23 (1988) 232-234
4. Beamer, Y. B., J. T. Garner, C. H. Sheldon: Hypertrophied ligamentum flavum. Clinical and surgical significance. Arch. Surg. 106 (1973) 289-292
5. Blau, J. N., V. Logue: Intermittent claudication of the cauda equina. An unusual syndrome resulting from central protrusion of a lumbar intervertebral disc. Lancet 1 (1961) 1081-1086
6. Brish, A., H. M. Payan: Lumbar intraspinal extradural ganglion cyst. J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry 35 (1972) 771-775
7. Brown, H. A.: Enlargement of the ligamentum flavum. A cause of low back pain with sciatic irradiation. J. Bone Joint Surg. (Am) 20 (1938) 325-338
8. Dockerty, M. B., J. G. Love: Thickening and fibrosis (so-called hypertrophy) of the ligamentum flavum: a pathological study of 50 cases. Mayo Clin. Proc. 15 (1940) 161-166
9. Ehni, G.: Spondylotic cauda equina radiculopathy. Tex. J. Med. 61 (1965) 746-752
10. Epstein J. A.: Diagnosis and treatment of painful neurological disorders caused by spondylosis of the lumbar spine. J. Neurosurg. 17 (1960) 991-1001
11. Hemminghyatt, S., D. L. Daniels, A. L. Williams, V. M. Haughton: Intraspinal synovial cysts: natural history and diagnosis by CT. Radiology 145 (1982) 375-376
12. Jackson, D. E., S. W. Atlas, J. R. Mani, D Norman: Intraspinal synovial cysts: MR imaging. Radiology 170 (1989) 527-530
13. Kao, C. C., A. Uihlein, W. H. Bickel, E. H. Soule: Lumbar intraspinal extradural ganglion cyst. J. Neurosurg. 29 (1968) 168-172
14. Kao, C. C., A. Uihlein, W. H. Bickel, E. H. Soule: Lumbar intraspinal extradural ganglion cyst. Coll. Papers Surg. Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation 59 (1968) 376-379
15. Kao, C. C., S. S. Winkler, J. H. Turner: Synovial cyst of spinal facet. J. Neurosurg. 41 (1974) 372-376
16. Kjerulf, T. D., D. W. Terry, R. J. Boubelik: Lumbar synovial or ganglion cysts. Neurosurgery 19 (1986) 415-420
17. Kötter, B. W.: Histopathologische Veränderungen des Ligamentum flavum. Inauguraldissertation Univ. Ulm (1991)
18. Kurz, L. T., S. R. Garfin, A. S. Unger, R. P. Torne, R. H. Rothman: Intraspinal synovial cyst causing sciatica. J. Bone Joint Surg. (Am) 67 (1985) 865-871
19. Linquist, P. R., D. E. McDonnell: Rheumatoid cyst causing extradural compression. J. Bone Joint Surg. Am 52 (1970) 1235-1240
20. Meredith, J. M., E. P. Lehman: Hypertrophy of the ligamentum flavum with a report of two atypical cases. Surgery 4 (1938) 587-596
21. Newman, P. H., K. H. Stone: The etiology of spondylolisthesis. J. Bone Joint Surg. B 45 (1963) 39-59
22. Pendleton, B., B. Carl, M. Pollay: Spinal extradural benign synovial or ganglion cyst: case report and review of the literature. Neurosurgery 13 (1983) 322-326
23. Potthoff, P. C., B. W. Kötter, W. Schachenmayr: Das Ligamentum flavum bei lumbalem Bandscheibenvorfall: Histopathologie und Pathophysiologie. In: Vogel, W. (Hrsg.) Aktuelles in der Chirurgie, Klenkes, Aachen Band VI (1994) 105-108
24. Prestar, F. J.: Morphologie und Funktion der Ligamenta interspinalia und des Ligamentum supraspinate der Lendenwirbelsäule. Morphol Med. 2 (1982) 53-58
25. Prestar, F. J., H. Frick, R. Putz: Bandverbindungen der Dornfortsätze der Wirbelsäule. Anat. Anz. (Jena) 159 (1985) 259-268
26. Putz, R.: Funktionelle Anatomie der Wirbelgelenke. In: Doerr, W., Leonhardt, H. (Hrsg.) Normale und Pathologische Anatomie, Thieme, Stuttgart Band 43 (1981)
27. Putz, R.: The detailed functional anatomy of the ligaments of the vertebral column. Ann. Anat. 174 (1992) 40-47
28. Ramani, P. S., R. H. Perry, B. E. Tomlinson: Role of ligamentum flavum in the symptomatology of prolapsed lumbar intervertebral discs. J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry 38 (1975) 550-557
29. Rousseaux, P., J. F. Durot, M. Pluot, M. H. Bernard, B. Scherpereel, A. Bazin, P. Peruzzi J. C. Baudrillard: Kystes synoviaux et synovialomes du rachis lombaire. Aspects histopathologiques et neuro-chirurgicaux à propos de 8 observations. NeurochirurgieP 35 (1989) 31-39
30. Sampson, M. A., S. J. Warren: Case report: acute extradural compression due to an intraspinal synovial cyst: CT and myelogram appearances. Clin. Radiol. 41 (1990) 43-434
31. Scamoni, C., A. Dario, M. Cerati, A. Dorizzi: Lumbar intraspinal synovial cysts: a case report. Neuro-Orthopedics 14 (1993) 49-54
32. Schwarzenberger, J. A.: Über die meniskoiden Falten der kleinen Wirbelgelenke. Inauguraldissertation Univ. München (1990)
33. Silberberg, R.: Diseases of joints. In: Anderson, W. A. D., J. N. Kissane (eds.) Pathology. Mosby, St. Louis (1977) 2041
34. Silbergleit, R., S. S. Gebarski, J. A. Brunberg, J. McGillicudy, M. Blaivas: Lumbar synovial cysts: correlation of myelographic, CT, MR and pathologic findings. A. J. N. R. 11 (1990) 777-779
35. Spurling, R. G., F. H. Mayfield, J. B. Rogers: Hypertrophy of the ligamenta flava as a cause of low back pain. J. A. M. A. 109 (1937) 928-933
36. Spencer, R. R., R. W. Jahnke, T. L Hardy: Dissection of gas into an intraspinal synovial cyst from contiguous vacuum facet. J. Comput. Ass. Tomogr. 7 (1983) 886-888
37. Sypert, C. W., R. W. Leech, A. B. Harris: Posttraumatic lumbar epidural true synovial cyst. J. Neurosurg. 39 (1973) 246-248
38. Towne, E. B., F. L. Reichert: Compression of the lumbosacral roots of the spinal cord by thickened ligamenta flava. Ann. Surg. 94 (1931) 327-336
39. Weinstein, P. R., G. Ehni, C. B. Wilson: Lumbar spondylosis: diagnosis, management and surgical treatment. Year Book Medical, Chicago (1977) 71-72
40. Yuh, W. T. C., J. M. Drew, J. N. Weinstein, C. W. McGuire, T. E. Moore, M. H. Kathol, G. Y. El-Khoury: Intraspinal synovial cysts. Magnetic resonance evaluation. Spine 16 (1990) 740-745
41. Zöch, K.: Über ein vertebrales Gelenkganglion mit den Symptomen der intraspinalen Raumforderung. Schweizer Arch. Neurol. Neurochir. Psychiat 105 (1969) 323-327