title: Ganglion cysts of the wrist : a prospective study of a simple outpatient management.
abstract: We present the results of a modified minimally invasive surgical technique in the management of ganglia of the wrist. Twenty six ganglia have been treated by this method. The patient satisfaction for the procedure was 92.3%. An average of 2 days were lost off work consequent to the procedure. The use of this technique has resulted in a 77.9% mean resolution in size with 50% of the patients showing complete resolution. There were no recurrences noted in the 2 year follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Maulana Azad Medical College, Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi 110002, India. singhal_rishi@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Rishi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Singhal
authors.forename: Norzin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Angmo
authors.forename: Shailendra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Vinod
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mehtani
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D045888:Ganglion Cysts / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D010045:Outpatients; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012008:Recurrence; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014953:Wrist / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery