What Is a Retinacular Cyst
Retinacular Cysts Are Small Cysts That Occur Just Below the Skin on the Palmar Side of the Joint at the Base of the Finger. These Cysts Are Treated by Dr...
Retinacular cysts are small cysts that occur just below the skin on the palmar side of the joint at the base of the finger. These cysts are treated by Dr. Peter G. Fitzgibbons, MD at The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics: Maryland Orthopedic Specialists Division.
What causes Retinacular cyst?
Causes & Risk Factors The cyst grows out of a joint or the lining of a tendon, looking like a small bubble on a stem. They tend to occur when the tissue surrounding a tendon or joint bulges out of place. The cyst is filled with fluid similar to that in joints and around tendons.
How do you treat a volar ganglion cyst?
- Splinting. The area affected by the ganglion cyst is immobilized. …
- Aspiration. The fluid is drained from the ganglion cyst by using a needle (Picture 2). …
- Aspiration is not recommended on volar wrist cysts. There is too great a risk for damage to blood vessels and nerves in this area.
- Surgical excision.
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