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 4 Complications and relapse.

	Group A (n=18)	Group B (n=26)	p
Local soft tissue hematoma	1 (5.5%)	0	0.224
Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve injury	0	1 (3.8%)	0.400
Femoral vein injury	1 (5.5%)	0	0.224
Poor wound healing	0	1 (3.8%)	0.400
Deep vein thrombosis	0	1 (3.8%)	0.400
Total complications	2 (11.1%)	3 (11.5%)	0.965
Postoperative recurrence	5 (27.7%)	0	0.004
Group A – needle aspiration; Group B – surgery.

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