Recurrent back and leg pain and cyst reformation after surgical resection of spinal synovial cysts: Systematic review of reported postoperative outcomes

Spine Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 820-826

  Bydon, Ali ^a,b   Xu, Risheng ^a,b   Parker, Scott L ^a,b   McGirt, Matthew J ^c   Bydon, Mohamad ^a,b   Gokaslan, Ziya L ^a,b   Witham, Timothy F ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Back pain; Fusion; Radiculopathy; Synovial cyst

Indexed keywords

BACKACHE; CERVICAL SPINE; CYST; DECOMPRESSION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEG PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULAR PAIN; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; REVIEW; SPINE FUSION; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE SURGERY; SYNOVIAL CYST; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORACIC SPINE;

BACK PAIN; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; LEG; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADICULOPATHY; RECURRENCE; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; SYNOVIAL CYST;

EID: 77956148174     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2010.04.010     Document Type: Review

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