Synovial cysts of the lumbar spine: Surgery-related results and outcome

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 99, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2003, Pages 14-19

  Pirotte, Benoit ^a   Gabrovsky, Nicolay ^a   Massager, Nicolas ^a   Levivier, Marc ^a   David, Philippe ^a   Brotchi, Jacques ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Lumbar spine; Multiple cysts; Sciatica; Spondylosis; Synovial cyst

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; ISCHIALGIA; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYNOVIAL CYST; SYNOVIUM;

EID: 0038206620     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2003.99.1.0014     Document Type: Article

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