Juxta-articular cysts are synovial cysts originating from the facet joints or the flava ligaments. If they grow intra-spinally they can compress nervous structures and cause a variety of symptoms. Micro-neurosurgery is usually the treatment of choice. Alternatively to surgical treatment the cyst can be approached and treated with a CT guided percutaneous injection inducing rupture. After fulfil...

This article describes osteoarthritis of the knee and a giant intraosseous cyst of the medial femoral condyle in an 83-year-old man that was treated successfully with total knee arthroplasty and autologous bone grafts. The patient presented to the authors' hospital with a 2-year history of right knee pain. A plain radiograph of the right knee revealed grade 3 medial compartment osteoarthritis w...

Facet joint synovial cysts are usually associated with osteoarthritis of the adjacent facet joint and/or spondylolisthesis. In between the conservative and operative ends of the treatment spectrum lie minimally invasive techniques such as cyst rupture using epiduroscopy. In this report, we describe an 82-year-old male patient presenting with low back pain radiating to his lower left extremity a...

INTRODUCTION Spontaneous spinal epidural hematomas are rare. However, in patients on anticoagulant treatment the risk may increase. Symptomatically patients may present with radiculopathy and even progressive neurological deficits. CASE DESCRIPTION We present a case of a warfarin treated patient with left L5 radiculopathy. MRI was evaluated as showing a lumbar disc prolapse or synovial cyst a...

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...

Ganglion and synovial cysts of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) are rare. Although histopathological findings differ, clinical presentation is comparable. This study adds a case report of a ganglion of the TMJ to existing literature and a review of all available case reports on ganglion and synovial cysts of the TMJ. Including our own case report, we reviewed 49 cases of ganglion and synovial ...

Synovial cyst occurs secondary to traumatic, degenerative, or inflammatory conditions. Synovial cysts represent abnormal distension of bursae, which communicate with the joint. Giant synovial cysts are typically due to rheumatoid arthritis, other causes being trauma and synovial pseudoarthrosis. A 33-year-old male presented to an outpatient clinic with a massive swelling on his posterolateral a...

Synovial cysts of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) are very rare, and to date, only 12 cases of a synovial cyst in the TMJ region have been reported in the literature. In this paper, we present the clinicopathological and immunohistochemical characteristics of one such lesion affecting a 48-year-old woman, presented with a mass in the left preauricular region. We describe the usefulness of imm...

Primary synovial chondromatosis is a rare, benign, monoarticular disease process that affects the synovial membrane of the joint, the synovial sheath, or the bursa around the joint. The etiology is unknown, but it has been associated with trauma in some cases. Although it is a benign lesion, if left untreated, it may lead to early secondary osteoarthritis of the joint. The knee joint is affecte...

Sir, I read the recent publication on “Transoral Surgical Approach for Atlantoaxial Cervical Synovial Cysts (3)” with a great interest. Lyons and Birch concluded that “Surgical resection and decompression of the neural structures can be an effective treatment for symptomatic atlantoaxial synovial cysts (3).” Although the number of subjects in this work is limited, it can provide a useful contri...