This study is designed based on the retrospective analysis of patients treated in the
Neurosurgical Department of two major hospitals and review of the literature. The aim of this …

Sophisticated and newer imaging capabilities have resulted in increased reporting and
treatment options of spinal lumbar synovial cysts (LSS). Most of the patients with lumbar …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: With improvements in neurological imaging, there are
increasing reports of symptomatic spinal synovial cysts. Surgical excision has been …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Lumbar facet joint synovial cysts are benign degenerative
abnormalities of the lumbar spine. Previous reports have supported operative and …

OBJECTIVE Synovial cysts of the spine are rare lesions, predominantly arising in the lumbar
region. Despite their generally benign behavior, they can cause severe symptoms due to …

Study Design A retrospective analysis of the frequency and etiology of dural tears (DT),
defined as an unintended incidental intraoperative durotomy, occurring in 110 …

Study Design. Retrospective study. Objective. Compare outcomes of different treatment
methods for intraspinal synovial cysts. Summary of Background Data. Intraspinal synovial …

Background The pathogenesis of synovial cysts is largely unknown; however, they have
been increasingly thought of as markers of spinal facet instability and typically associated …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Lumbar zygapophyseal joint (Z-joint) synovial cysts can cause
low back pain (LBP), spinal stenosis, and lower extremity radiculopathy. In the literature …

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to describe a minimally invasive transforaminal
surgical technique for treating awake patients presenting with lumbar radiculopathy and …