Spinal lumbar synovial cysts. Diagnosis and management challenge

European Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1176-1182

  Khan, Amir M ^a   Girardi, Federico ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservative treatment; Lumbar synovial cysts; Resection and decompression; Spinal fusion; Spondylolisthesis; Surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; STEROID;

CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR SPINE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MORBIDITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DIAGNOSIS; NERVE COMPRESSION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULAR PAIN; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD CYST; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL NERVE; SPINE FUSION; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE MOBILITY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; STEROID THERAPY; SYNOVIAL CYST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; SYNOVIAL CYST;

EID: 33748861448     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-005-0009-4     Document Type: Review

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