Morbidity of hand and wrist Ganglia.

Abstract

Pain and disability caused by ganglia of the hand and wrist were assessed using a patient-rated wrist evaluation questionnaire in 75 patients. Dorsal wrist ganglia were the most painful and disabling. However, the majority of ganglia cause little pain or disability. Consequently, referral by General Practitioners should be confined to those with pain, disability or failure of conservative management.

• Authors: P J Tomlinson, J Field
• Journal: Hand surgery : an international journal devoted to hand and upper limb surgery and related research : journal of the Asia-Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (Hand Surg) Vol. 11 Issue 1-2 Pg. 5-8 ( 2006) ISSN: 0218-8104 [Print] Singapore
• PMID: 17080521 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Topics

• Activities of Daily Living
• Disability Evaluation
• Female
• Ganglion Cysts (complications, pathology)
• Hand
• Humans
• Male
• Needs Assessment
• Pain (etiology)
• Pain Measurement
• Primary Health Care
• Referral and Consultation
• Wrist