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Ganglion cysts are the most common benign soft-tissue lesions of the wrist. They occur three times more often in women than in men, are predominantly seen in young adults, and are rare in children. In 60–70% of affected individuals, the ganglion cyst is localized in the dorsal aspect of the wrist and communicates with the synovial joint via a pedicle that usually originates at the scapholunate ligament but also may arise from a number of other sites over the dorsal aspect of the wrist capsule. In 13–20% of the cases, ganglia are found on the volar side of the wrist.
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Callegari, L. (2012). Articular Ganglia Drainage. In: Sconfienza, L.M., Serafini, G., Silvestri, E. (eds) Ultrasound-guided Musculoskeletal Procedures. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2742-8_17
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