struvite and Spinal-Stenosis

struvite has been researched along with Spinal-Stenosis* in 1 studies

Other Studies

1 other study(ies) available for struvite and Spinal-Stenosis

Article	Year
Unusual facet cyst containing struvite and hydroxyapatite. Skeletal radiology, 2001, Volume: 30, Issue:1 This case report describes a patient with severe back pain and radiculopathy. She was found to have a facet cyst within the lumbar spine that appeared to contain calcium on MRI and CT. Upon aspiration the cyst was found to contain calcium ammonium phosphate (struvite) and calcium phosphate (hydroxyapatite). Ammonia production in the presence of urease-producing bacteria is responsible for the production of struvite in the human body. We postulate that there was a prior infection of the facet with urease-producing bacteria, thus accounting for the production of the struvite within the facet cyst. Topics: Durapatite; Female; Humans; Lumbar Vertebrae; Magnesium Compounds; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Middle Aged; Phosphates; Radiography; Spinal Diseases; Spinal Stenosis; Struvite; Synovial Cyst	2001

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Year

Unusual facet cyst containing struvite and hydroxyapatite.

Skeletal radiology, 2001, Volume: 30, Issue:1

This case report describes a patient with severe back pain and radiculopathy. She was found to have a facet cyst within the lumbar spine that appeared to contain calcium on MRI and CT. Upon aspiration the cyst was found to contain calcium ammonium phosphate (struvite) and calcium phosphate (hydroxyapatite). Ammonia production in the presence of urease-producing bacteria is responsible for the production of struvite in the human body. We postulate that there was a prior infection of the facet with urease-producing bacteria, thus accounting for the production of the struvite within the facet cyst.

Topics: Durapatite; Female; Humans; Lumbar Vertebrae; Magnesium Compounds; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Middle Aged; Phosphates; Radiography; Spinal Diseases; Spinal Stenosis; Struvite; Synovial Cyst

2001