title: [Mucoid cysts of the distal interphalangeal joints of the fingers. Apropos of a prospective series (100 cases)].
abstract: 100 mucous cysts of distal interphalangeal joint were treated by a radical excision that involved skin, cyst and dorsal capsular structures. The follow up was 2 years minimum, only two recurrence were noted, with other procedure the tate of recurrence is higher (10 to 20%). The proposed procedure is based on two hypothegenesis: skin localisation of mucous jelly, and degeneration of dorsal capsular structure of an arthritic joint.
authors.affiliation: Département de Chirurgie de la Main et des Nerfs périphériques, Clinique Mutualiste de Loire-Atlantique, Nantes.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chaise
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gaisne
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Friol
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bellemère
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001168:Arthritis / Q000150:complications; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005385:Fingers / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009078:Mucocele / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013933:Thumb / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery