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Arthroscopically Assisted Removal of Intraosseous Ganglion Cysts of the Distal Tibia
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Surgical Technique
Arthroscopically Assisted Removal of Intraosseous Ganglion Cysts of the Distal Tibia
Lorenz Büchler1, Harish Hosalkar2 and Martin Weber1 
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Bern, Inselspital, 3010 Bern, Switzerland |
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Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA |
Received: 23 September 2008 Accepted: 17 February 2009 Published online: 10 March 2009
Abstract Intraosseous ganglia of the distal tibia are rare. We evaluated the feasibility of surgically treating these lesions with
an arthroscopically assisted technique. Five patients with symptomatic distal tibial ganglia underwent surgical curettage
and excision with this technique. All patients underwent débridement of the chondral lesion and hypertrophied synovial lining
when present, probing of the portal to the ganglion, and subsequently thorough curettage with bone grafting performed through
a cortical window made from a separate small incision. Biopsy confirmed the diagnosis in all patients. All patients had eventual
relief of symptoms with good integration of bone graft at final followup. There were no recurrences at a minimum followup
of 19 months (mean, 38.6 months; range, 19–69 months). Mean time for return to full function was 15.4 weeks (range, 8–17 weeks).
There were no intraoperative or postoperative complications. The mean American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society scores increased
from 73 points (range, 67–77 points) preoperatively to 94 points (range, 90–100 points) postoperatively. Arthroscopically
assisted surgical treatment of ganglia of the distal tibia in the appropriate patient is a reasonably simple technique that
relieves symptoms and helps the patient to regain normal gait and full function with no recurrence (in our small series).
Level of Evidence: Level IV, case series. See Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
Each author certifies that he or she has no commercial associations (eg, consultancies, stock ownership, equity interest,
patent/licensing arrangements, etc) that might pose a conflict of interest in connection with the submitted article.
Each author certifies that his or her institution has approved the human protocol for this investigation, that all investigations
were conducted in conformity with ethical principles of research, and that informed consent for participation in the study
was obtained.
This work was performed at University of Bern, Inselspital.
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