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In this report the authors review the clinical presentations, radiological studies, and operative findings in 28 patients with intraspinal synovial cysts treated surgically at the Ochsner Clinic between 1988 and 1998.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p content-type=\"fine-print\"><jats:italic>Methods.<\/jats:italic> The medical records and radiological studies obtained in 28 patients (31 intraspinal synovial cysts) were analyzed. Twenty-nine (94%) of the cysts were located in the lumbar, one in the thoracic (T8\u20139), and one in the cervicothoracic (C7\u2014T1) spine. Sixteen (57%) of the 28 patients presented with radicular pain. The remaining patients presented either with neurogenic claudication (25%) or with radicular pain and an associated neurological deficit (18%). Each cyst was located adjacent to a facet joint in which there was evidence of degenerative disease.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p content-type=\"fine-print\"><jats:italic>Conclusions.<\/jats:italic> Intraspinal synovial cysts are uncommon lesions most often found in the lumbar spine at the L4\u20135 level. 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