Conservative Management of Wrist Ganglia: Aspiration versus steroid infiltration

Conservative Management of Wrist Ganglia: Aspiration versus steroid infiltration

Wrist ganglia were randomly allocated for conservative treatment by either aspiration or aspiration and injection of steroid. Both treatment methods had 33% success rates. Almost all ganglia which recurred after one aspiration did not resolve with further aspirations. After aspiration and explanatio...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of hand surgery, British volume British volume, 1997-10, Vol.22 (5), p.636-637
Hauptverfasser: VARLEY, G. W., NEEDOFF, M., DAVIS, T. R. C., CLAY, N. R.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Anti-Inflammatory Agents - therapeutic use
Humans
Methylprednisolone - therapeutic use
Prospective Studies
Recurrence
Suction
Synovial Cyst - drug therapy
Synovial Cyst - therapy
Treatment Outcome
Wrist
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Zusammenfassung:Wrist ganglia were randomly allocated for conservative treatment by either aspiration or aspiration and injection of steroid. Both treatment methods had 33% success rates. Almost all ganglia which recurred after one aspiration did not resolve with further aspirations. After aspiration and explanation of the benign nature of ganglia, only a quarter of patients requested surgical treatment.
ISSN:0266-7681
1532-2211
DOI:10.1016/S0266-7681(97)80363-4