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Schematic synovial cyst resection and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion. (A) Lateral facetectomy by high-speed drill. (B) Bullet cage inserted by aid of Kirschner wire once the synovial cyst has been completely removed and the thecal sac decompressed. (C) Medial ligamentum flavum incision for medial to lateral dissection from underlying normal dura to synovial cyst capsule. (D) Synovial cyst resection with overlying ligamentum flavum.
