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Case Reports
. 2013 Jan 23:2013:bcr2012008029.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-008029.

Lumbar synovial cyst calcification after facet joint steroid injection

Louis Boissière  1 , Florent Valour, Julien Rigal, Christian Soderlund
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Case Reports

Lumbar synovial cyst calcification after facet joint steroid injection

Louis Boissière et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
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CT scan showing a L4-L5 right synovial cyst (A) managed by facet joint slow releasing steroid injection (B) complicated by a full cyst calcification 6 months later (C and D).
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