Recurrence Rates of Dorsal Wrist Ganglion Cysts After Arthroscopic Versus Open Surgical Excision: A Retrospective Comparison.
Matthew W KonigsbergLiana J TedescoJohn D MuellerJacob R BallChia H WuR Kumar KadiyalaRobert J StrauchMelvin P RosenwasserPublished in: Hand (New York, N.Y.) (2021)
Dorsal wrist ganglion cysts are the most common benign soft tissue mass of the upper extremity, but it remains unknown whether arthroscopic or open surgical excision leads to lower recurrence rate. Scant literature exists directly comparing these 2 methods of surgical excision. This study suggests that open excision of dorsal wrist ganglia leads to a lower recurrence rate than does arthroscopic excision.