Far lateral extraforaminal lumbar synovial cyst: Report of two cases

Neurosurgery

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 505-508

  Phuong, Loi K ^a   Atkinson, John L D ^a   Thielen, Kent R ^a   McCormick, Paul C ^b   Connolly, Edward S ^b   Rodts Jr , Gerald E ^b   Benzel, Edward C ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cyst; Extraforaminal; Synovial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULAR PAIN; SYNOVIAL CYST;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PALLIATIVE CARE; SPINAL DISEASES; SYNOVIAL CYST;

EID: 0036705664     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-200208000-00038     Document Type: Article

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