A retrospective study of 32 lumbar synovial cysts. Clinical aspect and surgical management;Kystes synoviaux lombaires: Aspects cliniques et prise en charge chirurgicale: Étude rétrospective de 32 cas

Neurochirurgie

Volumn 49, Issue 2-3 I, 2003, Pages 73-82

  Metellus P ^a   Flores Parra, I ^a   Fuentes, S ^a   Dufour, H ^a   Adetchessi, T ^a   Do, L ^a   Bouvier, C ^a   Manera, L ^a   Grisoli, F ^a  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Degenerative lumbar spine; Lumbar fusion; Radicular pain; Spondylolisthesis; Synovial cyst

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLAUDICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; LUMBAR SPINE STENOSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADICULAR PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYNOVIAL CYST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL DISEASES; SYNOVIAL CYST;

EID: 0037728802     PISSN: 00283770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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