title: Synovial cyst--an unusual cause of nerve root compression. A case report.
abstract: An elderly woman presented with a tense, synovia-lined ganglion, associated with the left L3/L4 apophyseal joint, which protruded posteriorly and caudally through the joint capsule and extended anteriorly and cephally into the neural canal. The intraspinal extension produced a compression radiculopathy of the L3 nerve root. Removal of the cyst produced acute and dramatic alleviation of the symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Natal, Durban.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Hammer
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots; D013581:Synovial Cyst / Q000150:complications*