Summary
Definition
History and exam
Key diagnostic factors
- subcutaneous wrist mass
- wrist pain
- nontender mass
- increased mass size after activity
- transilluminating mass
Other diagnostic factors
- unable to recall onset of lump
- cosmetically unpleasing lump
- hand or finger coolness
- paresthesia or weakness of fingers
- reduced sensation in the hand
Diagnostic investigations
Investigations to consider
- cyst aspiration
- ESR
- CRP
- CBC
- uric acid
- wrist x-ray
- ultrasound
- MRI
Treatment algorithm
Contributors
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Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston
MA
Disclosures
PB declares that he has no competing interests.
Dr Philip Blazar would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Marco Rizzo and Dr Kristofer S. Matullo, previous contributors to this monograph. MR and KSM declare that they have no competing interests.
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Fellow
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem
NC
Disclosures
GC declares that he has no competing interests.
Senior Physician
Clinic for Orthopedic Surgery
University Hospital Bern
Bern
Switzerland
Disclosures
LB declares that he has no competing interests.
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