title: Synovial cyst of a lumbar facet joint: a rare cause of back pain and sciatica. Report of two cases.
abstract: Intraspinal synovial cysts, sometimes referred to as ganglion cysts, are uncommon lesions which may present as acute or chronic low back pain, with or without radicular symptoms. We present two patients who presented with back pain and radicular symptoms attributable to the unusual pathology of an intraspinal synovial cyst.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Whipps Cross Hospital, Whipps Cross Road, London, E11 1NR, UK.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Marston
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Burwell
authors.forename: T B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: McAuliffe
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Kellerman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001416:Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009192:Myelography; D012585:Sciatica / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013581:Synovial Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D021801:Zygapophyseal Joint