10 July 2023: Clinical Research
Effectiveness of Needle Aspiration versus Surgical Excision for Symptomatic Synovial Cysts of the Hip: A Single-Center, Retrospective Study
Kun Chu ABCDEF* , Liying He B* , Yuchuan Wang C , Mengxuan Yao D , Meng Yang E , Sikai Liu F , Zihang Li D , Huijie Li ABCD*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.940187
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e940187
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 |
| 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 |
| No | 12 | 17 | |||
| Drinking | Yes | 5 | 8 | 0.046 | 0.831 |
| 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. | |||||