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CASE REPORT article

Front. Surg.
Sec. Orthopedic Surgery
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2025.1481216

Surgical treatment of lumbar ligamentum flavum cyst combined with spinal instability causing radiculopathy

Provisionally accepted
Keshi Yang Keshi Yang 1,2Changbin Ji Changbin Ji 1,2Dawei Luo Dawei Luo 1,2Jiwei Yin Jiwei Yin 1,3Xiaozhe Wu Xiaozhe Wu 1,3Hui Xu Hui Xu 1,2*
  • 1 Liaocheng People's Hospital, Liaocheng, Shandong Province, China
  • 2 Beijing Jishuitan Hospital Liaocheng Hospital, Liaocheng, China
  • 3 Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong Province, China

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    Purpose: To describe a case of lumbar ligamentum flavum cyst combined with spinal instability successfully treated underwent cyst resection and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF).Methods: We present a rare case of lumbar ligamentum flavum cyst combined with spinal instability causing radiculopathy. The patient underwent cyst resection and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion. Results: We have followed this patient for 3 years postoperative, and she continues remained asymptomatic with well radiographically.Conclusions: Cysts resection and TLIF for ligamentum flavum cysts combined with spinal instability can achieve a sufficient and effective decompression, and at the same time, reconstruct the spinal stability, therefore, it is an effective and safe treatment option.

    Keywords: Surgical Decompression, Spinal instability, Lumbar interbody fusion, ligamentum flavum (LF), cyst

    Received: 19 Aug 2024; Accepted: 23 Jan 2025.

    Copyright: © 2025 Yang, Ji, Luo, Yin, Wu and Xu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Hui Xu, Liaocheng People's Hospital, Liaocheng, 252000, Shandong Province, China

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