Microsurgical principles related to excision of intraneural ganglion at the elbow.
We describe the treatment of a ganglion within the ulnar nerve at the elbow and apply the concept that an intraneural ganglion arises from the joint adjacent to the nerve in which the ganglion is located. Successful treatment of nerve compression and prevention of recurrence of the ganglion require disconnection of the nerve from the joint and deflation, not excision, of the ganglion.
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Qintong
Q
Xu
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Zenggan
Z
Chen
Department of Plastic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA ; The Exchange Bldg, Suite 18 1122 Kenilworth Dr, Towson, MD 21204 USA.
A Lee
AL
Dellon
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Feng
F
Zhang