Table 1:

Patients with epidural cysts after use of rhBMP-2

PatientAge (yr)DiagnosisInterval MR Imaging (days)ProcedureLevels
149Congenital spinal stenosis253TLIF + laminotomyL4–L5
256Degenerative spinal stenosis161XLIF + TLIFL3–L5
352Degenerative spondylolisthesis204ALIFL4–L5
471Lumbosacral radiculopathy70XLIFL2–L3
562Lumbosacral radiculopathy119ALIFL5–S1
657Isthmic spondylolisthesis101PLIF + laminectomyL4–S1
760Lumbosacral radiculopathy35TLIF + laminectomyL4–L5
860Pseudoarthrosis480TLIFL4–L5
964Lumbosacral radiculopathy465XLIFL3–L5
1051Degenerative spinal stenosis202LLIFL3–L5
1173Degenerative spinal stenosis61XLIF + laminectomyL3–L4
1249Degenerative spinal stenosis19PLIF + laminectomyL5–S1
1361Scoliosis37XLIF + PLIFL4–S1
1458Degenerative spinal stenosis60XLIF + PLIF + laminectomyL4–S1
1571Lumbosacral radiculopathy38PLIF + laminectomyL3–L5
1668Degenerative spinal stenosis134TLIFL4–L5