title: A posttraumatic lumbar spinal synovial cyst. Case report.
abstract: A patient with posttraumatic lumbar radicular paresthesias is presented. The preoperative diagnosis of an epidural synovial cyst was considered. At surgery, an epidural synovial microcystic mass was found emanating from a distracted L4-5 facet joint and dissecting into the layers of the ligamentum flavum. A brief review of the condition is presented.
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots; D013581:Synovial Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed