RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Ligamentum Flavum Hematoma Presented with Low Back Pain: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
JF International Journal of Spine Surgery
JO Int J Spine Surg
FD International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery
SP 337
OP 341
DO 10.14444/5039
VO 12
IS 3
A1 SALEHPOUR, FIROOZ
A1 MIRZAEI, FARHAD
A1 REZAKHAH, AMIR
A1 AEINFAR, KAMKAR
A1 KAZEMZADEH, MOHAMMAD
A1 ALAVI, SEYED AHMAD NASERI
YR 2018
UL https://www.ijssurgery.com/content/12/3/337.abstract
AB A 61-year-old woman with no past medical history presented with low back pain and radicular pain in the right lower extremity. Magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbar spine showed a heterogeneous intensity mass in the lateral recess of the spinal canal at the L4-5 disk level. Postoperatively, her radicular pain resolved within a few days with excellent low back pain relief. Ligamentum flavum hematoma is a rare differential diagnosis for cystic lesions in the lumbar spine that can be removed simply by surgery with excellent relief of symptoms and improvement in strength of the right lower extremity and increased sensitivity.