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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2020; 15(01): 184-186
DOI: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_271_19
Case Report

Simultaneous presence of juxtafacet cyst and ligamentum flavum hematoma

Hakan Ak
Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Yozgat Bozok University, Yozgat
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Sevilay Vural
1   Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Yozgat Bozok University, Yozgat
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Juxtafacet cysts and ligamentum flavum hematoma have the potential to cause acute root or spinal cord compression despite their low incidences. Their simultaneous presence with acute nerve compression has not been reported. Herein, we present a case who reported with low back and leg pain to the emergency department.

Key-words:

Juxtafacet cyst - ligamentum flavum hematoma - low back pain - lumbar spine

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Publication History

Received: 03 September 2019

Accepted: 19 November 2019

Article published online:
16 August 2022

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