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==Evaluation==
==Evaluation==
*Generally clinical diagnosis
*Generally clinical diagnosis
**Ultrasound may be useful in equivocal cases
**[[Ultrasound: Soft tissue|Ultrasound]] may be useful in equivocal cases


==Management==
==Management==
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[[Category:Orthopedics]]
[[Category:Orthopedics]]
[[Category:Sports Medicine]]

Latest revision as of 16:24, 18 October 2019

Background

  • Cystic collection of synovial fluid within a joint or tendon sheath
  • ~33% resolve spontaneously
Ganglion cyst

Clinical Features

  • May appear quickly, recede, change in size
  • Most are not painful
  • Interference with function, poor cosmetics, and pain may require routine referral to hand surgeon

Differential Diagnosis

Hand and finger injuries

Evaluation

  • Generally clinical diagnosis

Management

  • NSAIDs
  • Refer to hand surgeon for persistent or recurrent pain or cosmetic deformity

Disposition

  • Discharge

See Also

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