Elbow ganglion arising from medial epicondyle pseudarthrosis.
We present a patient with an asymptomatic painless medial elbow swelling of one year's duration, which was diagnosed as a ganglion originating from a non-united avulsion fracture of the medial epicondyle with a pseudarthrosis. Medial elbow ganglia are unusual lesions typically arising from the medial aspect of the ulnohumeral joint capsule, often in combination with symptoms of cubital tunnel syndrome. To our knowledge, a ganglion arising from a pseudarthrosis has not been reported in the literature, and should be considered in the differential diagnoses of lesions encountered over the site of fracture non-union in proximity to a joint.
Chim
Harvey
H
Department of Hand Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore 169608, Singapore. harveychim@yahoo.com
Yam
Andrew K T
AK
Teoh
Lam-Chuan
LC
D000328:Adult; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D045888:Ganglion Cysts / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D011542:Pseudarthrosis / Q000150:complications*; D000092464:Elbow Injuries