Lumbar synovial cyst calcification after facet joint steroid injection
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Lumbar synovial cyst calcification after facet joint steroid injection.
To cite: Boissière L, Valour F, Rigal J, et al. BMJ Case Reports Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2012-008029 DESCRIPTION A 57-year-old man presented symptomatic L5 right sciatica since 2 years, becoming resistant to usual analgesics. Non-contrast CT scan of the lumbar spine disclosed an intraspinal synovial cyst with the same intensity as the intervertebral di...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2012-008029