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 ^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 3 Preoperative and postoperative HHS scores.

	HHS		p
	Group A (n=18)	Group B (n=26)	p
Preoperatively	74.20±11.45	73.39±12.21	0.644
3 months postoperatively	85.31±13.16	78.51±11.66	0.002
6 months postoperatively	89.89±10.13	89.61±10.94	0.543
1 year postoperatively	92.17±10.20	92.27±7.40	0.441
2 years postoperatively	83.26±6.77	94.05±7.29	0.000
Last follow-up	83.43±5.51	94.31±6.18	0.985
Group A – needle aspiration; Group B – surgery.