Intratendinous Ganglion Cyst of the Hand: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Intratendinous ganglion of the hand is an extremely rare benign tumor, and only few cases have been reported so far in the literature. We present a case with an intratendinous ganglion of the extensor digitorum communis that treated with en bloc resection and subsequent tendon repair. According to the review of the literature and published data, the ganglion is predominantly located at hand extensor tendons (82%), and it is more frequent among females (75%) and shows a high incidence in 5th and 6th decades of life (94.5%). Surgical excision with or without side-to-side repair and/or tendon transfer leads to excellent outcome and low potential for recurrence

Surgical management of a delayed post‐traumatic saccular aneurysm of the radial artery

Abstract Post‐traumatic aneurysm of the radial artery is a rare and often misdiagnosed vascular lesion of the wrist. Radial artery ligation can lead to excellent results if Allen test confirmed that ulnar artery is the dominant feeding artery to the hand

Evaluation of Adipose Cell-Based Therapies for the Treatment of Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint Osteoarthritis

Adipose tissue and its regenerative products which are isolated with enzymatic or mechanical processing of the harvested fat have been studied in a wide range of degenerative diseases, including osteoarthritis of the knee and hip. Intra-articular injection of these products can provide symptomatic relief of pain and postpone surgery. However, their use in the treatment of thumb carpometacarpal joint (CMCJ) osteoarthritis is limited and just a few studies have been published on that topic. For this reason, a review of the literature was performed by a thorough search of eight terms using the Pubmed database. In total, seven human studies met the selection criteria, including case-control studies, case-series and one case report. In all studies, intra-articular injection of autologous fat in osteoarthritic thumb CMCJ provided reduction in pain and improvement in hand function. Grip and pinch strength showed variable results, from no change to significant improvement. Fat-processing techniques were based on centrifugation and mechanical homogenization but biological characterization of the injected cells was not performed in any study. Although the results are encouraging, a uniformly standardized method of fat processing and the conduction of randomized controlled trials in the future could better evaluate the effectiveness of this procedure for thumb CMCJ osteoarthritis