Spinal synovial cysts - pathogenesis, diagnosis and surgical treatment in a series of seven cases and literature review

Description: his study is designed based on the retrospective analysis of patients treated in the Neurosurgical Department of two major hospitals and review of the literature. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of surgery and address controversial issues in the treatment of symptomatic lumbar intraspinal synovial cysts.
Spinal synovial cysts: pathogenesis, diagnosis and surgical treatment in a series of seven cases and literature review. Boviatsis EJ, Staurinou LC, Kouyialis AT, Gavra MM, Stavrinou PC, Themistokleous M, Selviaridis P, Sakas DE. Eur Spine J. 2008 Jun;17(6):831-7 full text