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Pag-aalis ng Ganglion sa Pulso

Isang maagang plano ng paggaling na may paggalaw pagkatapos ng pag-aalis ng ganglion sa likod o palad ng pulso, gamit ang minimal na immobilisasyon at agad na paggalaw ng pulso sa lahat ng direksyon upang maiwasan ang stiffness na ang pinakakaraniwang problema pagkatapos ng operasyong ito.

Illustrasyon ng isang pulso na nagpapakita ng ganglion cyst na lumalabas mula sa joint capsule, kasama ang pag-aalis ng cyst at ang kanyang stalk hanggang sa wrist joint.
Ang ganglion sa pulso ay isang cyst na puno ng likido at may stalk na nakakonekta sa joint ng pulso; ang excision ay nag-aalis ng cyst at ng kanyang stalk hanggang sa joint capsule. Kieran Hirpara 4.0

Ang pahinang ito ay isinalin ng makina at hindi pa nasusuri ng isang doktor. Ang bersyong Ingles ang siyang opisyal.

Ang protokol na ito ay gabay sa iyong paggaling pagkatapos ng operasyon (excision) para sa wrist ganglion, isang cyst na puno ng likido na lumalago mula sa wrist joint, kay Dr Kieran Hirpara sa Mater Private Hospital Rockhampton. Nagsisimula ito sa iyong home exercise program, sinundan ng istrukturadong klinikal na protokol na nakasulat para sa iyong hand therapist; dalhin ang pahinang ito o ang PDF nito sa iyong unang bisita sa therapy upang manatiling koordinado ang iyong rehabilitasyon. Maaaring baguhin ng iyong therapist ang plano depende sa pag-unlad ng iyong paggaling.

Kung mayroon kang anumang alalahanin tungkol sa iyong sugat pagkatapos ng operasyon, makipag-ugnayan sa mga kwarto. Karaniwang makakatulong na kumuha ng litrato ng sugat at ipadala ito sa pamamagitan ng email para sa pagsusuri.

Ano ang inaasahan

Ang ganglion sa pulso ay isang cyst na puno ng likido at parang lobo, na nakakonekta sa pamamagitan ng makitid na tangkay sa lining ng joint ng pulso. Karamihan ay lumalabas sa likod ng pulso (isang dorsal ganglion); ang ilan naman ay lumalabas sa harap, sa gilid ng hinlalaki (isang volar ganglion). Sa operasyon, tinatanggal ni Dr. Hirpara ang cyst kasama ang kanyang tangkay, hanggang sa capsule ng joint ng pulso, kabilang ang ugat at ang buntot, dahil ang pag-iwan ng tangkay ay pangunahing dahilan kung bakit maaaring bumalik ang ganglion. Ang operasyon ay maaaring gawin sa bukas na paraan (sa pamamagitan ng maliit na hiwa) o gamit ang mga instrumentong keyhole (arthroscopic).

Dahil walang pinagaling o pinag-ayos (isang cyst lamang ang tinanggal), walang tendon o ligament na kailangang protektahan sa loob ng ilang linggo. Kaya ang paggaling ay sumusunod sa isang maagang-paggalaw na plano, at ang buong layunin nito ay mabilis na paggalaw ng pulso:

  • Ang stiffness (katigasan) ang pinakakaraniwang problema pagkatapos ng operasyong ito, mas karaniwan pa kaysa sa pagbabalik ng cyst. Maaaring mawalan ng galaw ang pulso na masyadong matagal na pahinga pagkatapos ng pagtatanggal ng ganglion.
  • Kaya ang immobilisation (pag-iwas sa galaw) ay pinapababa sa minimum: isang malambot na dressing, minsan ay may kasamang magaan na splint sa pulso para sa kaginhawaan lamang, sa loob ng ilang araw hanggang isang o dalawang linggo. Pagkatapos ay mabilis mong gagalawin ang pulso, sa lahat ng direksyon.

Ang iyong mga daliri, na hindi pinag-operahan, ay patuloy na gumagalaw nang buo mula sa unang araw. Ang galaw ng pulso ay bubuksan habang kumikalma ang sugat, pagkatapos ay unang-unang ibabalik ang grip at load. Karamihan sa mga tao ay nakabalik sa karaniwang gawain sa loob ng apat hanggang anim na linggo.

Mga Paalala at Limitasyon

  • Panatilihin ang buong galaw ng iyong mga daliri, hinlalaki, at siko mula sa unang araw; ang pulso lamang ang kailangan ng unti-unting pagpapagaan.
  • Suot ang malambot na panakip o comfort splint lamang hangga't inirerekomenda (karaniwang ilang araw hanggang isa o dalawang linggo). Ito ay para sa kaginhawaan, hindi upang panatilihing tahimik ang pulso sa loob ng mahabang panahon; ang maagang paggalaw ang layunin dito, hindi pahinga.
  • Huwag GAWIN ang pagbabad sa sugat o pagbasag ng panakip hangga't hindi pa sinasabing selyado ang sugat; panatilihin itong malinis at tuyo.
  • Iwasan ang mabigat na pagkapit, pag-angat, at pagdadala ng bigat sa pamamagitan ng pulso sa unang ilang linggo, at dahan-dahan itong ibalik sa halip na sabay-sabay.
  • Kung mayroon kang volar (harap ng pulso) ganglion, maaaring malapit ang cyst sa radial artery (isang pulso na nararamdaman mo sa harap ng pulso); ipaalam agad sa aming mga empleyado kung mapansin mo ang hindi karaniwang pamamaga, lamig, o pagbabago ng kulay sa kamay.
  • Huwag GAWIN ang pagmamaneho hangga't hindi mo komportableng kontrolado ang manibela at wala ka pa rin sa splint, ayon sa kumpirmasyon sa iyong follow-up.

Para sa pangangalaga sa sugat, pamamaga, at peklat, tingnan ang gabay ng aming klinika tungkol sa wound care.

Ang iyong mga ehersisyo

Ito ang mga ehersisyo mula sa iyong handout. Simulan ang mga ito ayon sa gabay ni Dr. Hirpara at ng iyong hand therapist. Ang mga maagang ehersisyo (paggalaw ng pulso sa lahat ng direksyon, pag-ikot ng forearms, at paggalaw ng mga daliri) ang puso ng paggaling na ito at magsisimula sa loob ng unang ilang araw, dahil ang maagang paggalaw ng pulso ang nagpipigil sa stiffness na kadalasang sumusunod sa operasyong ito. Ang scar massage ay magsisimula kapag ang sugat ay ganap na nakagaling, at ang grip strengthening ay idadagdag nang kaunti nang huli ayon sa kung paano nagkakaroon ng kaginhawaan. Walang isa sa mga ito ang dapat na maging matinding sakit; bawasan ang anumang nagdudulot nito.

Ang iyong klinikal na protokol

Ang natitirang bahagi ng pahinang ito ay ang yugto-yugto na klinikal na protokol para sa rehabilitasyon pagkatapos ng pag-aalis ng ganglion sa pulso. Ang seksyong ito ay dapat ibigay sa iyong hand therapist, at bawat yugto ay nagsisimula sa isang paliwanag sa simpleng wikang Ingles kung ano ang nangyayari. Ito ay isang pag-aalis (excision), hindi pagkukumpuni (repair): walang istruktura na dapat protektahan, kaya ang pamantayang prinsipyo ay minimal na immobilisasyon na sinundan ng maagang aktibong galaw ng pulso sa lahat ng mga plano upang maiwasan ang stiffness pagkatapos ng pag-aalis, na ito ang pinakakaraniwang komplikasyon pagkatapos ng operasyong ito.

Bago magsimula ang paggamot, suriin ang operation report at past medical history ng pasyente, at makipag-ugnayan sa treating surgeon tungkol sa lokasyon (dorsal vs volar), surgical approach (open vs arthroscopic), integridad ng dorsal/volar capsule, at anumang concurrent finding. Pinag-aalis ni Dr. Hirpara ang cyst kasama ang stalk nito hanggang sa joint capsule. Para sa mga volar ganglia, tandaan ang kalapitan ng radial artery. Walang protected arc at walang construct na dapat i-off-load; ang iisang disenyadong pag-iingat ay maikling panahon ng pag-iwas sa heavy-grip/load habang ang mga soft tissues ay nagse-settle na.

Yugto I — minimal na immobilisasyon at maagang galaw (araw 0 hanggang ~14)

Ang unang yugto ay nagpoprotekta sa sugat habang pinapagalaw ang pulso nang maaga. Ang immobilisasyon ay disenyadong maikli lamang (isang malambot na panapos, kasama ang isang magaan na splint sa pulso para sa kaginhawaan lamang kung kinakailangan), at nagsisimula ang aktibong galaw sa pulso sa lahat ng direksyon sa loob ng unang ilang araw. Ang ebidensya mula sa sistematikong pagsusuri ay nagpapakita na ang limitadong immobilisasyon ng dalawang linggo o mas kaunti, o wala man, ay hindi makabuluhang nagbabago sa resulta, habang ang matagalang pahinga ay nagdudulot ng panganib ng stiffness.

Para sa iyong hand therapist:

Edukasyon at mga paalala - Malambot na panapos, kasama ang isang opsyonal na magaan na splint sa pulso para sa kaginhawaan lamang; bawasan ang paggamit nito sa loob ng mga araw, hindi linggo - Iwasan ang matagalang rigid na immobilisasyon: limitahan ang anumang splinting sa ≤2 linggo (karaniwan ay ilang araw lamang) - Panatilihing malinis at tuyo ang sugat hanggang ito ay sarado; buong ROM ng mga daliri, hinlalaki, at siko mula sa unang araw - Para sa volar cases: maging alerto sa radial artery; agad na iulat ang anumang alalahanin tungkol sa daloy ng dugo

Pamamahala - Sugat: mga surgical dressing ayon sa utos; monitor para sa impeksyon - Oedema: itaas ang kamay, mabuting hand pump, ice kung kinakailangan - Mga ehersisyo: aktibong ROM ng pulso sa lahat ng planes (flexion/extension, radial/ulnar deviation) ayon sa kaginhawaan, nagsisimula sa unang ilang araw; aktibo/pasibong pronation–supination ng forearms; buong aktibong ROM ng mga daliri at hinlalaki; mabuting ROM ng balikat

Mga pamantayan para sa pag-progres - Pag-galing ng sugat; pagbaba ng oedema; pagpapabuti at komportableng arc ng pulso; itigil ang splint (kung ginamit) sa loob ng ~2 linggo

Yugto II — pagpapanatili ng buong galaw at pamamahala ng peklat (mga linggo ~2 hanggang 4)

Mula sa pagkalipas ng humigit-kumulang dalawang linggo, tinatanggal ang mga panligo at gumaling na ang sugat. Ang pokus ay muling makakuha ng buong, simetriko na galaw ng pulso bago makapagdulot ng katigasan, at simulan ang mga gawain para sa peklat upang manatiling maluwag ang peklat at hindi ito magpukpok sa pulso.

Para sa iyong terapistang pang-handa:

Pagsusuri - Aktibo at pasibo na ROM ng pulso (ihambing sa kabilang bahagi); pag-ikot ng braso; pamamaga; pagsusuri ng sugat/peklat

Edukasyon at mga paalala - Layunin ang buong ROM ng pulso sa lahat ng mga plano; agad na tugunan ang anumang maagang pagkawala ng galaw sa pamamagitan ng aktibo at banayad na pasibong gawain - Simulan ang pamamahala ng peklat kapag gumaling na nang buo ang sugat (masahe, silicone/moisturizer, pagpapababa ng sensitibidad kung kinakailangan) - Pinapayuhan ang magaan na paggamit ng kamay sa pang-araw-araw na gawain; iwasan ang mabigat na pagkapit at pagdadala ng bigat

Pamamahala - Mga ehersisyo: umunlad patungo sa buong aktibo at banayad na pasibong ROM ng pulso; magpatuloy sa pag-ikot ng braso; simulan ang masahe ng peklat at pagpapababa ng sensitibidad; ipakilala ang magaan na paggamit ng putty/pagkapit sa dulo ng yugtong ito ayon sa kakayahang tanggapin ng pasyente

Mga pamantayan para sa pag-unlad - Buong o halos buong ROM ng pulso na walang sakit; gumaling at maluwag na peklat; handa para sa unti-unting pagdadala ng bigat

Yugong III — pagpapalakas at pagbabalik sa aktibidad (mga linggo ~4 hanggang 6 at higit pa)

Kapag naibalik na ang paggalaw, unti-unti nang binubuo ang hawak at pagkarga. Para sa karamihan ng mga pasyente, ang karaniwang gawain ay bumabalik sa paligid ng apat hanggang anim na linggo; ang mas mabigat na mga pangangailangan sa manual na trabaho ay sumusunod sa isang pag-unlad na batay sa mga pamantayan.

Para sa iyong terapistang pang-kamay:

Mga Pagsusuri - Lakas ng hawak at pagpipit versus ang kabilang bahagi; ROM ng pulso; tugon sa unti-unting pagkarga; pagsusuri sa mga gawain partikular sa trabaho kung angkop

Edukasyon at mga paalala - Ituloy ang pagpapalakas ng hawak at pulso (putty, bola, unti-unting resistensya) ayon sa pagtitiis ng kumportable - Ibalik ang pag-angat at pagkarga sa pamamagitan ng pulso nang unti-unti; ang buong pagbabalik ay gabay ng mga sintomas, hindi ng kalendaryo

Pamamahala - Mga ehersisyo: progressive na pagpapalakas ng hawak/pagpipit at pulso; unti-unting pagkarga at trabahong partikular sa gawain; patuloy na anumang natitirang paggalaw at trabaho sa peklat - Isaalang-alang ang paglabas kapag ang ROM ay buo, lakas ay halos simetriko at naibalik na ang function - Isaalang-alang ang pagre-refer pabalik sa doktor na naggamot kung ang pulso ay huminto sa pagiging matigas, o kung may muling lumabas na pamamaga

Mga Pamantayan para sa pagbabalik sa buong aktibidad - Buong pain-free na ROM ng pulso; halos simetriko na hawak; kumportable sa pagkarga na partikular sa gawain at trabaho

Pagbabalik sa trabaho at gawain

Ang magaan na paggamit ng kamay sa pang-araw-araw (pagkain, pagsulat, magaan na pag-aalaga sa sarili) ay inirerekomenda mula sa simula, hangga’t komportable ito, at dapat gumana nang buo ang iyong mga daliri mula sa unang araw. Ang mga trabahong opisina at magaan ay madalas na maaaring gawin sa loob ng ilang araw hanggang isang linggo, lalo na kung malaya ang dominanteng kamay; ang mga trabahong nangangailangan ng mabigat na pagkapit, pag-angat, o paulit-ulit na pilit na galaw ng pulso ay nangangailangan ng mas matagal na panahon at dahan-dahang binubuo muli sa unang ilang linggo. Ayon sa mga publikadong ulat, maikling panahon lamang ng pagliban sa trabaho ang kinakailangan pagkatapos ng pag-aalis ng ganglion (humigit-kumulang dalawang linggo), bagaman nag-iiba ito depende sa kung aling kamay ang sinurgeryan at sa mga pangangailangan ng iyong trabaho.

Dahil kailangan mong komportableng kontrolin ang manibela at walang splint, magplano ng tulong sa paglalakbay sa mga unang araw; ang pagmamaneho ay maaaring muling simulan kapag komportable at ligtas ka na, na ipinapatunay sa iyong follow-up. Karamihan sa mga tao ay bumabalik sa karaniwang gawain sa loob ng apat hanggang anim na linggo, habang ang mas mabigat na pisikal na trabaho at sports ay dahan-dahang binubuo muli habang bumabalik ang galaw at lakas ng pagkapit, na sinusuri batay sa kalagayan ng pulso, hindi lamang sa kalendaryo.

Pagkatapos ng iyong protokol

Ang protokol na ito ay nagtatrabaho kasama ng pangkalahatang payo para sa paggaling ng klinika: tingnan ang pamamahala ng post-operative na pananakit, pag-aalaga sa sugat at pamamahala ng peklat. Ang naka-ayos na plano sa itaas ay sumasalamin sa mga inilathala na gabay pagkatapos ng pag-alis ng ganglion sa pulso, kung saan ang prioridad ang maagang paggalaw upang maiwasan ang pagkakasikip; ang iyong patuloy na paggaling ay pinamumunuan nang indibidwal ni Dr. Hirpara at ng iyong hand therapist ayon sa pag-unlad ng iyong pulso.


Evidence & references

Wrist Ganglion Excision — Procedure Outcomes & Post-operative Rehabilitation (Dorsal / Volar, Open or Arthroscopic)

Topic scope: post-operative rehabilitation after surgical excision of a wrist ganglion — removal of the cyst together with its capsular stalk down to the wrist joint, performed open or arthroscopically, for a dorsal (scapholunate-origin) or volar (radiocarpal/scaphotrapezial) ganglion. This is an excision, not a reconstruction: nothing is repaired or tightened, so the rehab is an early-motion pathway built around minimal immobilisation, prompt wrist movement in all planes, and scar care — not months of protected healing.

Defining principle of the rehab here: ganglion excision removes a cyst and its stalk; it does not create a construct that needs protecting. The most frequent adverse outcome is therefore not failure of any repair but wrist stiffness / loss of motion, which prolonged immobilisation makes worse. So the deliberate stance is minimal immobilisation (soft dressing ± brief comfort splint, ≤2 weeks) followed by early active wrist motion in every plane, with the only restraint a short window of heavy-grip/load avoidance while the soft tissues settle. The principal branch points are (1) dorsal vs volar (volar ganglia sit adjacent to the radial artery and carry a higher neurovascular-complication profile) and (2) open vs arthroscopic access (similar recurrence; arthroscopic may have a gentler early course). Importantly, the recurrence and outcome literature is far better developed than the rehabilitation literature, which is largely expert-consensus and low-level.


A. PROCEDURE OUTCOMES (open vs arthroscopic; dorsal vs volar)

Ganglion excision is a reliable, low-morbidity operation. The principal outcome debate is over recurrence and over access (open vs arthroscopic), not over whether excision works.

  • Excision markedly out-performs aspiration for durable cure. Pooled across treatments, mean recurrence is roughly 6% arthroscopic, ~20–21% open, ~59% aspiration; surgical excision confers a large reduction in recurrence versus aspiration. Reported open-excision recurrence is wide (0–31%), the lowest classic series (Angelides & Wallace) reporting <1% with meticulous stalk excision [Zoller 2023 JAAOS review; Gant 2011 review]. Moderate (reviews of heterogeneous series).
  • Removing the stalk down to the capsule is the key technical determinant of recurrence. Leaving the capsular stalk behind is the main reason a ganglion recurs; stalk resection is repeatedly advocated as the critical step [Gant 2011; Rizzo 2004]. Mechanistic / consensus.
  • Open and arthroscopic excision give similar recurrence. A retrospective comparison and a systematic review found no significant difference once low-quality/high-bias studies are excluded (pooled ~8% arthroscopic vs ~10% open); a prospective randomised dorsal-ganglion trial (Kang) reported 11% vs 9%. Arthroscopic access may offer a cosmetic/early-recovery edge but is not proven superior for recurrence [Konigsberg 2023 HAND; Crawford 2018 SR; Gant 2011 citing Kang]. Moderate (SR + retrospective + one RCT).
  • Wrist stiffness is the most common complication after carpal ganglion excision, ahead of recurrence; other risks are infection, scar problems, neurovascular injury and (rarely) injury to the scapholunate ligament [Gant 2011]. Moderate (review).
  • Volar ganglia carry a distinct neurovascular risk. They are adherent to / immediately adjacent to the radial artery; radial-artery injury during volar excision is described as "quite common," and an MRI-based study identifies anatomical position as a risk factor for operation-related complications after arthroscopic volar ganglionectomy [Rocchi 2008; Oh 2025 BMC; operative-technique texts]. Moderate (cohort + anatomical).

B. REHABILITATION / THERAPY EVIDENCE

The central rehab questions are (1) should the wrist be immobilised afterwards, and (2) does a particular therapy regimen change the outcome. The best available evidence — a systematic review of post-excision immobilisation — answers that brief or no immobilisation is appropriate, with early motion the means of preventing the dominant complication (stiffness). There is no high-level trial evidence for any specific exercise protocol; rehab content is consensus.

  • Limited or no immobilisation does not worsen outcome — and protects against stiffness. A systematic review and surgeon survey of dorsal ganglion excision found practice split roughly evenly between rigid splinting and soft dressings; immobilisation durations ranged from 48 hours to 2 weeks (open) and 5 days to 3 weeks (arthroscopic). The explicit conclusion: "limited immobilization of 2 weeks or less or no immobilization after surgery does not meaningfully affect patient outcome." Prolonged rigid immobilisation is the avoidable driver of stiffness (one 2-week bulky-dressing series reported 11.5% with ≥20° ROM loss, versus normal ROM in 100% of a short-immobilisation series) [Wong 2023 HAND SR]. Moderate (systematic review of low-level studies).
  • Early active wrist motion in all planes is the core of the programme. Because there is no repair to protect and stiffness is the commonest problem, the consensus is to move the wrist early through flexion/extension and radial/ulnar deviation, with full finger and forearm motion from day one. The adhesion/stiffness-prevention rationale is mechanistic and consensus rather than trial-proven. Weak–moderate (mechanism strong, outcome data absent).
  • Recovery is usually quick and time off work short. Series report on the order of ~2 weeks off work after open wrist ganglion excision (longer for volar than dorsal, and longer than aspiration), with most patients back to ordinary activity by ~4–6 weeks [Suen 2013 citing Dias 2007]. Moderate (cohort).
  • Recurrent ganglia are re-excisable with good function, and physical therapy is routinely recommended in re-excision series — underlining that therapy here is supportive (motion + scar), not a construct-protecting protocol [re-excision outcome series]. Low (small series).

Recovery trajectory (expected, evidence-anchored)

Phase Window Restraint Hand use / therapy focus Strength / load Notes
I — Minimal immobilisation & early motion Days 0–~14 Soft dressing ± comfort splint only (≤2 wk) Full finger/thumb/elbow ROM from day 1; active wrist ROM in all planes within the first few days; forearm rotation; elevation for oedema Light functional use only Brief or no immobilisation does not worsen outcome; prolonged rest → stiffness
II — Restore full motion & scar care Week ~2–4 None routine (splint weaned) Drive to full wrist ROM; scar massage once wound healed; desensitisation Light grip/putty toward end Stiffness is the complication to pre-empt; address early ROM loss promptly
III — Strengthening & return Week ~4–6+ Restrictions lifted Progress grip/pinch + wrist strengthening; task-specific loading Graded grip and load to symmetry Most back to ordinary activity ~4–6 wk; manual/volar cases a little longer

(Phase windows mirror the precautions in the patient protocol; they are typical guides, not trial-derived deadlines.)


C. KEY CONTROVERSIES / EVIDENCE QUALITY

  1. To splint or not. Practice is genuinely split, but the systematic-review evidence is that limited (≤2 weeks) or no immobilisation does not change outcome — and that prolonged rigid immobilisation is the avoidable cause of stiffness. This page's brief-immobilisation, early-motion default reflects that finding. Moderate (SR of low-level data).
  2. Open vs arthroscopic. Similar recurrence once bias is accounted for; arthroscopic may give a cosmetic/early-recovery edge. Choice is largely surgeon/patient preference. Moderate.
  3. What drives recurrence. Incomplete stalk excision, not rehab, is the main recurrence determinant; no mobilisation regimen has been shown to affect recurrence. Consensus / mechanistic.
  4. Stiffness is the real enemy, not the cyst coming back. Wrist stiffness is the commonest complication; framing recovery around early motion (rather than protective rest) is the evidence-aligned stance. Moderate.
  5. Volar ganglia are different. Radial-artery proximity raises the neurovascular-complication profile of volar excision; this is an operative/anatomical caution rather than a rehab variable, but it shapes early monitoring. Moderate.
  6. Rehab evidence is thin. Recurrence and procedure outcomes are well studied; the specific exercise programme is expert-consensus with no controlled trials. The defensible position is a simple early-motion + scar home programme with selective hand therapy. Weak / consensus.

D. EVIDENCE STRENGTH FLAGS (summary)

  • STRONG (RCT / SR): none specific to rehab. (Procedure-side: superiority of excision over aspiration for recurrence is robust across reviews.)
  • MODERATE: systematic-review evidence that ≤2-week or no immobilisation does not worsen outcome (Wong 2023); similar recurrence open vs arthroscopic (Crawford SR, Konigsberg, Kang RCT); stiffness as the commonest complication; volar radial-artery risk; short time off work.
  • WEAK / CONSENSUS: the specific early-motion, all-plane wrist ROM + scar therapy programme (mechanistically rationalised — stiffness prevention — with no controlled outcome trials); exact phase timings (typical, not trial-derived).

CITATIONS

RAG corpus (180,000+ Orthopaedic articles)

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  • Zoller SD, Benner NR, Iannuzzi NP. Ganglions in the Hand and Wrist: Advances in 2 Decades. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2023;31(2). DOI: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-22-00105
  • Rizzo M, Berger RA, Steinmann SP, et al. Arthroscopic resection in the management of dorsal wrist ganglions: results with a minimum 2-year follow-up period. J Hand Surg Am. 2004;29(1):59–62. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2003.10.018
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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Public License

By exercising the Licensed Rights (defined below), You accept and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Public License ("Public License"). To the extent this Public License may be interpreted as a contract, You are granted the Licensed Rights in consideration of Your acceptance of these terms and conditions, and the Licensor grants You such rights in consideration of benefits the Licensor receives from making the Licensed Material available under these terms and conditions.

Section 1 -- Definitions.

a. Adapted Material means material subject to Copyright and Similar Rights that is derived from or based upon the Licensed Material and in which the Licensed Material is translated, altered, arranged, transformed, or otherwise modified in a manner requiring permission under the Copyright and Similar Rights held by the Licensor. For purposes of this Public License, where the Licensed Material is a musical work, performance, or sound recording, Adapted Material is always produced where the Licensed Material is synched in timed relation with a moving image.

b. Adapter's License means the license You apply to Your Copyright and Similar Rights in Your contributions to Adapted Material in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Public License.

c. Copyright and Similar Rights means copyright and/or similar rights closely related to copyright including, without limitation, performance, broadcast, sound recording, and Sui Generis Database Rights, without regard to how the rights are labeled or categorized. For purposes of this Public License, the rights specified in Section 2(b)(1)-(2) are not Copyright and Similar Rights.

d. Effective Technological Measures means those measures that, in the absence of proper authority, may not be circumvented under laws fulfilling obligations under Article 11 of the WIPO Copyright Treaty adopted on December 20, 1996, and/or similar international agreements.

e. Exceptions and Limitations means fair use, fair dealing, and/or any other exception or limitation to Copyright and Similar Rights that applies to Your use of the Licensed Material.

f. Licensed Material means the artistic or literary work, database, or other material to which the Licensor applied this Public License.

g. Licensed Rights means the rights granted to You subject to the terms and conditions of this Public License, which are limited to all Copyright and Similar Rights that apply to Your use of the Licensed Material and that the Licensor has authority to license.

h. Licensor means the individual(s) or entity(ies) granting rights under this Public License.

i. NonCommercial means not primarily intended for or directed towards commercial advantage or monetary compensation. For purposes of this Public License, the exchange of the Licensed Material for other material subject to Copyright and Similar Rights by digital file-sharing or similar means is NonCommercial provided there is no payment of monetary compensation in connection with the exchange.

j. Share means to provide material to the public by any means or process that requires permission under the Licensed Rights, such as reproduction, public display, public performance, distribution, dissemination, communication, or importation, and to make material available to the public including in ways that members of the public may access the material from a place and at a time individually chosen by them.

k. Sui Generis Database Rights means rights other than copyright resulting from Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases, as amended and/or succeeded, as well as other essentially equivalent rights anywhere in the world.

l. You means the individual or entity exercising the Licensed Rights under this Public License. Your has a corresponding meaning.

Section 2 -- Scope.

a. License grant.

1. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Public License, the Licensor hereby grants You a worldwide, royalty-free, non-sublicensable, non-exclusive, irrevocable license to exercise the Licensed Rights in the Licensed Material to:

a. reproduce and Share the Licensed Material, in whole or in part, for NonCommercial purposes only; and

b. produce, reproduce, and Share Adapted Material for NonCommercial purposes only.

2. Exceptions and Limitations. For the avoidance of doubt, where Exceptions and Limitations apply to Your use, this Public License does not apply, and You do not need to comply with its terms and conditions.

3. Term. The term of this Public License is specified in Section 6(a).

4. Media and formats; technical modifications allowed. The Licensor authorizes You to exercise the Licensed Rights in all media and formats whether now known or hereafter created, and to make technical modifications necessary to do so. The Licensor waives and/or agrees not to assert any right or authority to forbid You from making technical modifications necessary to exercise the Licensed Rights, including technical modifications necessary to circumvent Effective Technological Measures. For purposes of this Public License, simply making modifications authorized by this Section 2(a) (4) never produces Adapted Material.

5. Downstream recipients.

a. Offer from the Licensor -- Licensed Material. Every recipient of the Licensed Material automatically receives an offer from the Licensor to exercise the Licensed Rights under the terms and conditions of this Public License.

b. No downstream restrictions. You may not offer or impose any additional or different terms or conditions on, or apply any Effective Technological Measures to, the Licensed Material if doing so restricts exercise of the Licensed Rights by any recipient of the Licensed Material.

6. No endorsement. Nothing in this Public License constitutes or may be construed as permission to assert or imply that You are, or that Your use of the Licensed Material is, connected with, or sponsored, endorsed, or granted official status by, the Licensor or others designated to receive attribution as provided in Section 3(a)(1)(A)(i).

b. Other rights.

1. Moral rights, such as the right of integrity, are not licensed under this Public License, nor are publicity, privacy, and/or other similar personality rights; however, to the extent possible, the Licensor waives and/or agrees not to assert any such rights held by the Licensor to the limited extent necessary to allow You to exercise the Licensed Rights, but not otherwise.

2. Patent and trademark rights are not licensed under this Public License.

3. To the extent possible, the Licensor waives any right to collect royalties from You for the exercise of the Licensed Rights, whether directly or through a collecting society under any voluntary or waivable statutory or compulsory licensing scheme. In all other cases the Licensor expressly reserves any right to collect such royalties, including when the Licensed Material is used other than for NonCommercial purposes.

Section 3 -- License Conditions.

Your exercise of the Licensed Rights is expressly made subject to the following conditions.

a. Attribution.

1. If You Share the Licensed Material (including in modified form), You must:

a. retain the following if it is supplied by the Licensor with the Licensed Material:

i. identification of the creator(s) of the Licensed Material and any others designated to receive attribution, in any reasonable manner requested by the Licensor (including by pseudonym if designated);

ii. a copyright notice;

iii. a notice that refers to this Public License;

iv. a notice that refers to the disclaimer of warranties;

v. a URI or hyperlink to the Licensed Material to the extent reasonably practicable;

b. indicate if You modified the Licensed Material and retain an indication of any previous modifications; and

c. indicate the Licensed Material is licensed under this Public License, and include the text of, or the URI or hyperlink to, this Public License.

2. You may satisfy the conditions in Section 3(a)(1) in any reasonable manner based on the medium, means, and context in which You Share the Licensed Material. For example, it may be reasonable to satisfy the conditions by providing a URI or hyperlink to a resource that includes the required information.

3. If requested by the Licensor, You must remove any of the information required by Section 3(a)(1)(A) to the extent reasonably practicable.

4. If You Share Adapted Material You produce, the Adapter's License You apply must not prevent recipients of the Adapted Material from complying with this Public License.

Section 4 -- Sui Generis Database Rights.

Where the Licensed Rights include Sui Generis Database Rights that apply to Your use of the Licensed Material:

a. for the avoidance of doubt, Section 2(a)(1) grants You the right to extract, reuse, reproduce, and Share all or a substantial portion of the contents of the database for NonCommercial purposes only;

b. if You include all or a substantial portion of the database contents in a database in which You have Sui Generis Database Rights, then the database in which You have Sui Generis Database Rights (but not its individual contents) is Adapted Material; and

c. You must comply with the conditions in Section 3(a) if You Share all or a substantial portion of the contents of the database.

For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 4 supplements and does not replace Your obligations under this Public License where the Licensed Rights include other Copyright and Similar Rights.

Section 5 -- Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability.

a. UNLESS OTHERWISE SEPARATELY UNDERTAKEN BY THE LICENSOR, TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, THE LICENSOR OFFERS THE LICENSED MATERIAL AS-IS AND AS-AVAILABLE, AND MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE LICENSED MATERIAL, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHER. THIS INCLUDES, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ABSENCE OF LATENT OR OTHER DEFECTS, ACCURACY, OR THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF ERRORS, WHETHER OR NOT KNOWN OR DISCOVERABLE. WHERE DISCLAIMERS OF WARRANTIES ARE NOT ALLOWED IN FULL OR IN PART, THIS DISCLAIMER MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

b. TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, IN NO EVENT WILL THE LICENSOR BE LIABLE TO YOU ON ANY LEGAL THEORY (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, OR OTHER LOSSES, COSTS, EXPENSES, OR DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THIS PUBLIC LICENSE OR USE OF THE LICENSED MATERIAL, EVEN IF THE LICENSOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSSES, COSTS, EXPENSES, OR DAMAGES. WHERE A LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IS NOT ALLOWED IN FULL OR IN PART, THIS LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

c. The disclaimer of warranties and limitation of liability provided above shall be interpreted in a manner that, to the extent possible, most closely approximates an absolute disclaimer and waiver of all liability.

Section 6 -- Term and Termination.

a. This Public License applies for the term of the Copyright and Similar Rights licensed here. However, if You fail to comply with this Public License, then Your rights under this Public License terminate automatically.

b. Where Your right to use the Licensed Material has terminated under Section 6(a), it reinstates:

1. automatically as of the date the violation is cured, provided it is cured within 30 days of Your discovery of the violation; or

2. upon express reinstatement by the Licensor.

For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 6(b) does not affect any right the Licensor may have to seek remedies for Your violations of this Public License.

c. For the avoidance of doubt, the Licensor may also offer the Licensed Material under separate terms or conditions or stop distributing the Licensed Material at any time; however, doing so will not terminate this Public License.

d. Sections 1, 5, 6, 7, and 8 survive termination of this Public License.

Section 7 -- Other Terms and Conditions.

a. The Licensor shall not be bound by any additional or different terms or conditions communicated by You unless expressly agreed.

b. Any arrangements, understandings, or agreements regarding the Licensed Material not stated herein are separate from and independent of the terms and conditions of this Public License.

Section 8 -- Interpretation.

a. For the avoidance of doubt, this Public License does not, and shall not be interpreted to, reduce, limit, restrict, or impose conditions on any use of the Licensed Material that could lawfully be made without permission under this Public License.

b. To the extent possible, if any provision of this Public License is deemed unenforceable, it shall be automatically reformed to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable. If the provision cannot be reformed, it shall be severed from this Public License without affecting the enforceability of the remaining terms and conditions.

c. No term or condition of this Public License will be waived and no failure to comply consented to unless expressly agreed to by the Licensor.

d. Nothing in this Public License constitutes or may be interpreted as a limitation upon, or waiver of, any privileges and immunities that apply to the Licensor or You, including from the legal processes of any jurisdiction or authority.


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