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 2 Preoperative and postoperative VAS scores.

Timepoint	Group A (n=18)	Group B (n=26)	p
Preoperatively	3.57±1.16	3.63±1.29	0.735
24 h postoperatively	3.76±1.21	4.57±1.32	0.003
48 h postoperatively	2.74±1.16	3.33±1.27	0.001
72 h postoperatively	1.27±0.86	2.23±0.79	0.000
Group A – needle aspiration; Group B – surgery.

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