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10190618

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-6-15
pubmed:abstractText
A clinical and radiographic review was performed on 18 patients (19 wrists) with dorsal carpal ganglia and associated positive scaphoid shift test. All patients underwent excision of the ganglion followed by 2 weeks of postoperative immobilization with the wrist in 20 degrees extension. All patients had wrist pain, a painful clunk on the Watson scaphoid shift test, localized tenderness on palpation of the scapholunate articulation and normal radiographs. Patients were assessed postoperatively by questionnaire and physical examination. Improved functional activity and decreased pain were noted in all patients. In 17 of 19 wrists, the positive preoperative Watson scaphoid shift test become negative. We believe that dorsal wrist ganglia are frequently associated with a positive scaphoid shift test and that excision of the ganglion followed by 2 weeks immobilization may lead to resolution of the signs and symptoms of instability, at least in the short term.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0266-7681
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
106-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-6-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
The effect of dorsal carpal ganglion excision on the scaphoid shift test.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article