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

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

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

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

Brett A Freedman , Tuan L Bui and S Timothy Yoon

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory Spine Center, Altanta, GA 30329, USA

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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2010, 5:14doi:10.1186/1749-799X-5-14


Published:	5 March 2010

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.