Diagnostic challenge: bilateral infected lumbar facet cysts--a rare cause of acute lumbar spinal stenosis and back pain.
case_report · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 20205727.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1186/1749-799X-5-14 and PMC identifier 2845560.
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Abstract
Symptomatic synovial lumbar facet cysts are a relatively rare cause of radiculopathy and spinal stenosis. This case and brief review of the literature, details a patient who presented with acutely symptomatic bilateral spontaneously infected synovial facet (L4/5) cysts. This report highlights diagnostic clues for identifying infection of a facet cyst.
Anatomy
- lumbar spine