Can lumbar hemorrhagic synovial cyst cause acute radicular compression? Case report

Lumbar synovial cysts are an uncommon cause of back pain and radiculopathy, usually manifesting with gradual onset of symptoms, secondary to involvement of the spinal canal. Rarely, intracyst hemorrhage occurs, and may acutely present as radicular - or even spinal cord - compression syndrome. Synovi...

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Main Authors: Luciana Sátiro Timbó, Laercio Alberto Rosemberg, Reynaldo André Brandt, Ricardo Botticini Peres, Olavo Kyosen Nakamura, Juliana Frota Guimarães
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082014000400509&lng=en&tlng=en