Modern surgery, general and operative . Fig. 454.—Ganglion of extensor tendon-sheaths of the wrist. herniated part and the tendon-sheath being soon obliterated. The belief isnow general that a ganglion is due to cystic degeneration of an area of con-nective tissue adjacent to a joint or a tendon, this area of tissue having beenrendered extremely cellular by traumatism. A number of minute cystsform and they coalesce into one cyst. The cyst may form a secondary com-munication with the interior of a tendon-sheath or joint. Ganglia occasionallydiminish in size or even disappear spontaneously. Trea
Modern surgery, general and operative . Fig. 454.—Ganglion of extensor tendon-sheaths of the wrist. herniated part and the tendon-sheath being soon obliterated. The belief isnow general that a ganglion is due to cystic degeneration of an area of con-nective tissue adjacent to a joint or a tendon, this area of tissue having beenrendered extremely cellular by traumatism. A number of minute cystsform and they coalesce into one cyst. The cyst may form a secondary com-munication with the interior of a tendon-sheath or joint. Ganglia occasionallydiminish in size or even disappear spontaneously. Treatment.—A ganglion is treated by aseptic puncture by a tenotome,evacuation, scarification of the walls, antiseptic dressing, and pressure. Anold-time method of treatment was subcutaneous rupture brought about by 724 Diseases and Injuries of Muscles, Tendons, and Bursas striking with a heavy book. Duplay treats a ganglion by injecting a fewdrops of iodin through a hypodermatic needle. The cyst is not evacuatedbefore injection. The pa
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