Journal article
Management of Lumbar Spine Juxtafacet Cysts
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: We review a series of 21 patients with lumbar juxtafacet cysts (LJFCs) treated in two institutions.
METHODS: The charts of 21 patients with a diagnosis of LJFCs during a 6- year period, January 2001 to December 2006, treated at Hamad Hospital, Doha, Qatar, and El Ribat University Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan, were reviewed. Demographic data, clinical and imaging findings, management, and outcome were reviewed.
Authors
Bashir EF; Ajani O
Journal
World Neurosurgery, Vol. 77, No. 1, pp. 141–146
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 2012
DOI
10.1016/j.wneu.2011.06.034
ISSN
1878-8750
Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AdultAgedAged, 80 and overBone CystsFemaleGanglion CystsHumansIntervertebral Disc DegenerationLaminectomyLumbar VertebraeMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMicrosurgeryMiddle AgedNeurosurgical ProceduresRetrospective StudiesSpinal CanalSpinal DiseasesSpinal FusionSpinal StenosisSpondylolisthesisSpondylosisSynovial CystTreatment Outcome