Effectiveness of Needle Aspiration versus Surgical Excision for Symptomatic Synovial Cysts of the Hip: A Single-Center, Retrospective Study

10 July 2023 : Clinical Research

Kun Chu^1ABCDEF, Liying He^1B, Yuchuan Wang^1C, Mengxuan Yao^1D, Meng Yang^1E, Sikai Liu^1F, Zihang Li^1D, Huijie Li^1ABCD*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.940187

Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e940187

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Table 1 Baseline patient profiles.

		Group A (n=18)	Group B (n=26)	χ2/T	P
Age (year)		45.88±12.41	42.43±10.60	0.935	0.351
Sex	Male	10	15	0.080	0.777
Sex	Female	8	11
BMI (kg/m)		25.41±2.25	24.65±3.77	1.859	0.077
Cause of disease	Femoral head necrosis	4	8	0.530	0.467
	Osteoarthritis	2	3
	Rheumatoid arthritis	1	2
	None	11	13
Site of disease (joint capsule)	Anterior medial	11	16	0.617	0.383
	Anterior	4	6
	Anterior exterior	2	2
	Other	1	2
Side	Left	7	11	1.483	0.476
	Right	10	15
	Both sides	1	0
Smoking	Yes	6	9	0.008	0.930
Smoking	No	12	17
Drinking	Yes	5	8	0.046	0.831
Drinking	No	13	18
ASA score	I	10	15	0.246	0.884
	II	5	8
	III	3	3
Follow-up duration (Months)		26.55±2.76	25.94±2.55	1.547	0.124
Group A – needle aspiration; Group B – surgery; BMI – body mass index; ASA – American society of anesthesiologist score.

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