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ReviewDer Orthopade2019

[Lumbar synovial cysts: literature review and original long-term results after microsurgical resection].

T Rahim, J M Vinas Rios, M Rauschmann, M Arabmotlagh

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Review in Der Orthopade, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

T RahimNeurochirurgische Gemeinschaftspraxis Wiesbaden, Rheinstr. 31, 65185, Wiesbaden, Deutschland. Rahim_Tamim@yahoo.de.
J M Vinas RiosWirbelsäulenorthopädie und Rekonstruktive Orthopädie, Sana Klinikum Offenbach, Offenbach, Deutschland.
M RauschmannWirbelsäulenorthopädie und Rekonstruktive Orthopädie, Sana Klinikum Offenbach, Offenbach, Deutschland.
M ArabmotlaghWirbelsäulenorthopädie und Rekonstruktive Orthopädie, Sana Klinikum Offenbach, Offenbach, Deutschland.
Sana Klinikum Offenbach · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIntraspinal lumbar vertebral joint cysts are an unusual cause of nerve root compression symptoms and do not differ clinically from the symptoms of a herniated disc. PATHOGENESIS: The cysts originate from the small vertebral joints and, depending on their size, compress the nerval structures. The affected vertebral joints typically show activated arthritic circumstances, which are associated with degenerative spondylolisthesis in about 50% of cases. In the majority of cases, MRT and CT can be used for diagnostic purposes. The exact etiology has not been fully clarified; various factors such as activated arthritis of the vertebral joints appear to be the major cause. TREATMENT: Treatment options include conservative, semi-invasive and surgical therapy. Conservative and semi-invasive treatment methods lead to temporary improvement. The result of surgical treatment, however, is excellent in a complete resection of synovial cysts. In In rare cases, an initial fusion is necessary in rare cases.

Indexed as

HumansIntervertebral Disc DegenerationLumbar VertebraeLumbosacral RegionMagnetic Resonance ImagingMicrosurgerySpondylolisthesisSynovial CystTreatment OutcomeLumbar spineMicrosurgical exstripationSpinal canal stenosisSynovial cystVertrebral joint cyst

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PMID31165192
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