Along with ganglion cysts arising from the alar folds that cover the infrapatellar fat pad, ACL ganglion cysts (also commonly referred to simply as ACL cysts) make up the vast majority of intra-articular ganglion cysts of the knee. These are uncommon findings, with the prevalence of ACL ganglion cysts has...

This article focuses on the clinical presentation and treatment of the ganglion cyst. A complete history and thorough physical examination, complimented by radiographs and basic knowledge of the anatomy of the hand and common clinical patterns of presentation for ganglion cysts, vastly improve the accuracy of diagnosis and further direct...

We describe five patients, seen since 1984, with posterior shoulder pain and isolated wasting and weakness of the infraspinatus. In four of these a ganglion in the spinoglenoid notch was demonstrated by MRI and in one recent case ultrasound scans were positive. Three patients have been treated by operation, but...

Ganglions on the dorsum of the wrist have been shown to originate from the scapholunate joint, often with direct attachment to the scapholunate interosseous ligament (SLIL). It has long been recognized that nonsurgical techniques for the treatment of dorsal wrist ganglia are unreliable with a high recurrence rate. Surgical intervention...

INTRODUCTION: Suprascapular nerve neuropathy secondary to ganglion cyst impingement has increasingly been found to be a cause of shoulder pain. CLINICAL PICTURE: We present 2 patients who complained of dull, poorly localised shoulder pain, which worsened with overhead activities. Magnetic resonance imaging showed ganglion cysts in the spinoglenoid notch. TREATMENT:...

A ganglion is a cystic swelling that usually arises close to tendons or joints. Its occurrence inside a joint is rare, and its diagnosis is usually incidental during magnetic resonance imaging or arthroscopy. It may be painful or asymptomatic. Some patients may have a trauma history. Ganglia may mimic intra-articular...

We report the case of a patient with intraosseous ganglion in the lateral femoral condyle. An 11-year-old girl presented with right knee pain following a twisting injury.
Arthroscopic examination revealed an area with dimple and surface irregularity at the lateral femoral condyle. On excision of the overlying tissue, the lesion...

Benign tumors of the hand may be categorized using the different anatomic subunits of the hand. Each subunit has potential for disease processes and abnormal growth. Notably, the musculoskeletal, vascular, osseous, perionychial, cutaneous, and soft tissue elements can develop benign lesions that may manifest as localized masses of the hand....

Ganglion cyst in the ACL causing blocking of extension
Intra-articular ganglion blocking extension of the knee: brief report. Yasuda K, Majima T. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1988 Nov;70(5):837

C. Jackman, D. Sokol, K. Applegate, K. Kayes, W. Mahmud: Foot Drop Due To Peroneal Ganglion Cyst In An Adolescent. The Internet Journal of Neurology. 2005. Volume 3 Number 2.
A 14 year-old male tennis player presented with a gradually progressive left foot drop. Three weeks prior, he found a knot...

A 35-month-old boy was referred because of a tumor in his left inguinal region. He had been diagnosed as having left dislocated developmental hip dysplasia (DDH) when he was 14 months old and was treated with adductor tenotomy, closed reduction and a hip spica. During the past 3 months, his parents noted...

The classic presentation of a ganglion cyst is that of a smooth, tense, fixed lump from which clear gelatinous fluid is aspirated. Treatment of ganglions includes: 1) reassurance, 2) aspiration, or 3) excision. Watch and waiting is a good option because so many resolve on their own and because recurrence is so common...

CASE REPORT: A 29-year-old male presented with pain in the left knee during a marathon race. Physical examination revealed limitation in the maximum range of knee extension and pain in the posterior aspect of the left knee. Radiographs of the left knee were normal, but magnetic resonance imaging revealed a...

A 48-year-old man presented complaining of pain in the right little finger for 2 months, associated with clawing and paresthesia in the ring and little fingers. Physical examination revealed muscular wasting of the interossei and the hypothenar eminence, and grade M3 (MRC classification) weakness isolated to the ulnar-innervated intrinsic muscles of the hand....

A 34 year old sportsman suffered from thigh adduction weakness and moderate adductor muscle atrophy with unspecific pain at the pelvic region. After deterioration of the symptoms and exclusion of muscle lesion by ultrasound, neurological examination and EMG diagnosed an isolated obturator motor neuropathy. A tumour measuring 36261.5 cm was detected by MRI and sonographically guided biopsy confirmed mucous content of the...

Definition Ganglion cyst removal, or ganglionectomy, is the removal of a fluid-filled sac on the skin of the wrist, finger, or sole of the foot. The cyst is attached to a tendon or a joint through its fibers and contains synovial fluid, which is the clear liquid that lubricates the joints... Expert

Clinical images of ganglion cysts of the dorsum of the wrist

Joint injection of the wrist and hand region is a useful diagnostic and therapeutic tool for the family physician. In this article, the injection procedures for carpal tunnel syndrome, de Quervain's tenosynovitis, osteoarthritis of the first carpometacarpal joint, wrist ganglion cysts, and digital flexor tenosynovitis (trigger finger) are reviewed. Indications...

Coccyx pain (tailbone pain) can frustrate patients and significantly impair quality of life, but relief is possible. Coccyx pain was first documented in 1588, and the term coccygodynia was coined by Simpson in 1859.1 Currently, the term coccydynia is used somewhat more commonly than coccygodynia. The 2 terms are interchangeable and...

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Tarsal tunnel syndrome is an uncommon entrapment neuropathy caused by several conditions, of which ganglion cysts are one. Most ganglion-associated neuropathy involves the peroneal nerve; cysts involving the posterior tibial nerve account for only 4% of cases. Despite debate about the actual causes of these cysts, most believe that they...

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