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Arthroscopically Assisted Removal of Intraosseous Ganglion Cysts of the Distal Tibia

Lorenz Büchler1, Harish Hosalkar2 and Martin WeberContact Information

(1)  Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Bern, Inselspital, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
(2)  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.

Contact Information Martin Weber
Email: martin.weber@insel.ch

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