Percutaneous image-guided rupture of lumbar facet synovial cysts can improve clinical
outcomes and obviate the need for open surgery. This series describes eleven patients who …

Objective To evaluate the therapeutic value, safety, and long-term clinical outcomes of
percutaneous lumbar facet synovial cyst (LFSC) rupture. Materials and methods Our study …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Lumbar facet synovial cysts are a cause of back pain and
radiculopathy with facet joint degeneration, the most common cause for cyst formation …

Purpose To evaluate clinical outcomes following percutaneous rupture of symptomatic
lumbar facet synovial cysts (LFSCs) with intra-articular steroid injection. Materials and …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Lumbar facet synovial cysts are commonly seen in facet
degenerative arthropathy and may be symptomatic when narrowing the spinal canal or …

Symptomatic intraspinal lumbar facet joint synovial cysts can be managed both
conservatively and surgically. Diagnosis of the lumbar facet joint cyst is made through cross …

Lumbar facet-joint synovial cysts are an important cause of back pain and radiculopathy.
Treatment options for facet-joint synovial cysts include surgical excision, facet-joint steroid …

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

Background: Lumbar synovial cysts can result from spondylosis of facet joints. These cysts
can encroach on adjacent nerve roots, causing symptoms of radiculopathy. Currently the …

Objective To analyze MRI characteristics of lumbar facet synovial cysts and distinguish those
requiring subsequent surgical management for recurrence, after percutaneous synovial cyst …