Ligamentum flavum and apophyseal cysts as an unusual cause of root compression.
Patients with symptoms and signs of radicular compression often present to neurosurgeons and orthopaedic surgeons. In an elderly population metastatic disease is often the cause, but degenerative disc disease also occurs. This case shows an alternative benign condition that may be overlooked, and the clinical implications are discussed.
McBride
D J
DJ
Department of Orthopaedics, Western Infirmary, Glasgow.
D000368:Aged; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc; D017843:Ligamentum Flavum; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots