Published in:
01-06-2014 | Case Report
Giant knee “ganglion”—a case report
Authors:
Nuno Vieira Ferreira, Luis Filipe Carriço, Bruno Pereira, Rui Duarte, Ricardo Maia, Nuno Sevivas, Ramiro Fidalgo, Manuel Vieira da Silva
Published in:
European Orthopaedics and Traumatology
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Issue 2/2014
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Excerpt
“Ganglion” is a cystic lesion that originates in the joint capsules or tendon sheaths usually containing clear liquid and jelly. The lesions are composed of cystic space with a wall containing dense fibrous and adipose tissue without epithelial lining. Rare occurrence [
1‐
5] in the general population (about 1 %) [
2] uncommonly produces specific symptoms or shows classic signs. These lesions frequently occur on the back of the wrist, palm, and dorsum/lateral foot [
2]; however, they are rare in locations such as the shoulder, peri-acetabular region, or knee [
1,
6]. When they do occur, ganglions are usually small, whereas very few cases of giant ganglion are reported [
3,
7,
8]. …
