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World J Orthop. Jan 18, 2020; 11(1): 68-75
Published online Jan 18, 2020. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v11.i1.68
Published online Jan 18, 2020. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v11.i1.68
Rapid spontaneous resolution of lumbar ganglion cysts: A case report
Vito Chiarella, Marco Giugliano, Maurizio Domenicucci, Department of Neurological and Psychiatric, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome 00185, Italy
Alessandro Ramieri, Orthopaedic Division, Don Gnocchi Foundation, Milan 20148, Italy
Author contributions: Domenicucci M and Ramieri A designed research; Ramieri A and Chiarella V performed research; Chiarella V and Giugliano M contributed analytic tools; Chiarella V and Ramieri A analyzed data; Ramieri A and Chiarella V wrote the paper.
Informed consent statement: Informed written consent was obtained from the patient.
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Corresponding author: Alessandro Ramieri, MD, PhD, Research Fellow, Surgeon, Orthopaedic Division, Don Gnocchi Foundation Onlus Milan Italy, Maresciallo Caviglia 30, Rome 00100, Italy. alexramieri@libero.it
Received: May 20, 2019
Peer-review started: May 26, 2019
First decision: August 31, 2019
Revised: September 23, 2019
Accepted: October 27, 2019
Article in press: October 27, 2019
Published online: January 18, 2020
Peer-review started: May 26, 2019
First decision: August 31, 2019
Revised: September 23, 2019
Accepted: October 27, 2019
Article in press: October 27, 2019
Published online: January 18, 2020
Core Tip
Core tip: Our paper is an original study that analyzes in detail and for the first time, on the basis of a personal observation, the clinical and radiological scenario related to the rare spontaneous resolution of a lumbar ganglion cyst. The term “ganglion cyst” was used according to the recent our morphological classification. Discussing natural history and biomechanical features of this pathology, we propose some recommendations that could be adopted in cases with a propensity to spontaneous resolution.