Microsurgical resection of juxtafacet cysts without concomitant fusion —Long-term follow-up of 74 patients

Juxtafacet cysts (Fig. 1) include the histologically different but clinically equivalent synovial cysts and ganglion cysts [1]. They can cause lumbar pain, radicular symptoms and neurogenic claudication. The incidence is increasing due to improvements and wider availability of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) [2,3]. The prevalence of spinal juxtafacet cysts in 303 patients suffering from back pain or radiculopathy investigated with MRI is 2.3% [4]. The most common location is the lumbar spine with 96.4% [5].
Source: Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery - Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Tags: Original article Source Type: research