Diagnostic challenge: Bilateral infected lumbar facet cysts - a rare cause of acute lumbar spinal stenosis and back pain

Brett A. Freedman; Tuan L. Bui; S. Timothy Yoon

doi:10.1186/1749-799X-5-14

Diagnostic challenge: Bilateral infected lumbar facet cysts - a rare cause of acute lumbar spinal stenosis and back pain

Brett A. Freedman, Tuan L. Bui, S. Timothy Yoon

Orthopedic Surgery

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	14
Journal	Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research
Volume	5
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-799X-5-14
State	Published - Mar 11 2010

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Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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