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Mucous cysts – common bumps near finger joints, often linked to arthritis, and treatment options.

Updated Aug 2026
一张手绘插图，显示了指尖关节靠近指甲处的小囊肿。
拇指黏液囊肿：一种起源于手指或拇指尖端磨损关节的小型充满液体的肿块。 Kieran Hirpara 4.0

本页面由机器翻译，尚未经临床医生审核。英文版本为权威版本。

您的感受

您可能会注意到手指顶部有一个充满液体的小肿块，通常位于远端指间关节附近。这就是黏液囊肿。它通常感觉像是皮肤下的一个柔软水泡。起初您可能不会感到疼痛。然而，随着囊肿增大，它可能会压迫周围组织。这种压力通常会引起钝痛或压痛。在进行抓握或捏取动作时，不适感往往会加重。

囊肿位于甲床附近。随着囊肿扩大，它可能会压迫指甲板。这种压力可能导致指甲出现沟槽或脊状突起。您可能会看到指甲变形或轻微从甲床上翘起。在某些情况下，囊肿表面的皮肤会变薄且有光泽。皮肤可能会感觉紧绷或对触摸敏感。如果皮肤破损，可能导致感染，因此请勿抠抓。

日常活动可能会变得困难。简单的动作，如扣衬衫纽扣或转动门把手，可能会引起疼痛。将手伸到背后扣文胸或塞衬衫下摆可能会使受累手指受力。您可能会发现自己在避免某些动作以防止疼痛。有些人报告说，在手部长时间使用后症状会加重。另一些人注意到早晨刚醒来时手指僵硬。如果您休息时手部姿势对肿块产生压力，疼痛也可能干扰您的睡眠。

由于这些囊肿与关节的退行性关节炎有关，您可能还会感到该指间关节整体僵硬。疼痛通常局限于手指背部。很少扩散到手部其他部位。然而，对肿块的持续感知可能会令人分心。您可能会发现自己经常检查囊肿的大小或担心其外观。了解这些症状有助于您管理日常生活，并为接下来的治疗步骤做好准备。

实际发生了什么

黏液囊肿是一种形成于手指或脚趾关节附近的小型充满液体的囊袋。它位于关节正上方，通常靠近甲床。囊肿内的液体粘稠且呈胶状，类似于帮助关节顺畅活动的润滑液。

这种囊肿并非感染。它是关节退行性关节炎直接导致的结果。随着关节老化，覆盖在骨端的平滑软骨开始退化。作为反应，身体试图通过沿关节边缘生长小型骨刺（称为骨赘）来修复损伤。

可以将关节囊想象为包裹关节的紧身袖套。骨刺从内部顶向这个袖套。久而久之，持续的压力会在关节囊壁上形成薄弱点。关节液通过这个薄弱点渗出，积聚在皮肤下方，形成您看到的可见隆起。

囊肿本身本质上是一个充满关节液的“气球”。由于它直接形成在关节上方，可能会压迫邻近结构。如果囊肿靠近指甲，可能会压迫甲根，导致指甲板出现沟槽或脊状突起。它还可能使囊肿上方的皮肤变薄且脆弱。

仅切除囊肿往往不够。如果潜在的骨刺仍然存在，它会继续顶向关节囊。这种压力通常会导致液体再次渗出，导致囊肿复发。要打破这一循环，必须解决压力的来源。

我们的治疗方法侧重于同时切除囊肿和引起刺激的骨刺。通过磨平骨边缘，我们消除了将关节液挤出关节的力量。这有助于确保关节囊能够正确愈合，不再渗漏。我们还会仔细修复关节囊，以形成牢固的密封，防止未来液体积聚。

我们能做什么

基兰·希尔帕拉（Kieran Hirpara）医生在诊所采取的方法反映了我们对该疾病的管理方式。患者通过全科医生或物理治疗师转诊至我们的诊所。诊所评估（病史、体格检查及必要的影像学检查）用于确立诊断。对于退行性或长期存在的问题，我们通常先尝试非手术治疗——包括调整活动、物理治疗或手部治疗、夹板固定和注射——若改善不足再考虑手术。对于结构性或急性问题，可能会直接建议手术，而无需先进行非手术治疗试验。

您可以从保护患处开始。避免对囊肿或关节施加压力的活动。您的物理治疗师可能会指导您进行轻柔的活动，以保持关节活动度并减轻僵硬。这种保守治疗旨在控制症状并延缓进展。我们通常建议尝试这种方法数周，以观察是否能提供缓解。

如果症状持续存在，我们将讨论药物治疗方案。止痛药和抗炎药有助于减轻不适和肿胀。在某些情况下，我们可能会建议向关节或囊肿内注射。皮质类固醇注射可在有限时间内减轻炎症。透明质酸注射可润滑关节以改善活动。富血小板血浆（PRP）注射利用您自身的血液成分来支持愈合。每种治疗类型的缓解持续时间因人而异。

当保守治疗未能提供足够改善，或囊肿引起显著疼痛或指甲畸形时，会考虑手术。我们的手术目标是切除囊肿及其引起的 underlying 骨赘。去除骨赘是防止囊肿复发的关键。在大多数情况下，我们旨在实现完全治愈。在某些技术中，我们还会切除部分关节滑膜，以确保该区域保持清晰。这种方法的复发率低至 1.4%，患者对疤痕的满意度和再次接受该手术的意愿均很高。我们会与您讨论这些选项，以便共同决定最佳的治疗路径。

预期情况

黏液囊肿是一种充满液体的肿块，通常形成于手指或拇指的远端关节附近。它通常会随时间缓慢生长。如果不进行治疗，囊肿可能会持续存在或大小波动。有时它会引起疼痛或使关节弯曲困难。如果置之不理，它很少自行消退，并可能继续影响您的日常活动。

在适当护理下，预后通常良好。手术切除囊肿及其下方的骨赘（骨刺）是治疗该病的可靠方法。这种方法可以根除囊肿，且复发率极低。在某些情况下，仅去除骨赘而不切除囊肿本身，也能使大多数患者完全康复。其他技术，如彻底切除关节囊内膜或使用局部皮瓣覆盖该区域，也有效。这些方法的复发率较低，一些研究显示复发率仅为1.4%。

术后您对美容效果通常会感到满意。大多数患者对疤痕的外观感到满意，并愿意再次接受该手术。如果发生复发，通常会在初次手术后早期出现。这就是为什么定期随访很重要。您的外科医生将监测该区域，以确保囊肿不复发并检查是否有其他变化。

恢复期需要在愈合过程中保护手术部位。您需要保持该区域清洁，并观察感染迹象。随着愈合进展，大多数人可以恢复正常手部使用，但您应遵循外科医生的具体建议，以确定何时恢复用力抓握或提举。目标是恢复舒适的活动并消除肿块。经过适当治疗，您可以预期囊肿消失，关节功能显著改善。

何时就诊

如果您在指甲附近发现一个小肿块，请寻求专科医生评估。黏液囊肿的症状可能不典型，因此早期容易漏诊。如果该区域出现疼痛且休息后无改善，请就诊全科医生。如果您感到无力、关节不稳，或关节出现卡住或错动感，请及时就医。如果症状干扰您的睡眠或工作，请联系我们。疼痛或肿胀突然加重也需要进行检查。定期随访有助于排除复发或其他变化。早期干预有助于预防并发症，并保持手指功能良好。

Reviewed by AI synthesis (v2) — pending human review · 18 May 2026.

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Evidence & references

This is the clinical evidence summary written for health professionals. It is technical, and it lists the research this page was built from. You do not need to read it to understand your treatment or to make a decision about it.

Overview

  • Scientific data regarding mucous cysts consist almost entirely of retrospective studies [1].
  • Much of the management or recommendations for mucous cysts is based on expert opinion [1].
  • Total dorsal capsulectomy alone is a simple treatment for mucous cysts that does not lead to any recurrence [2].
  • Excision of the cyst combined with complete removal of the marginal osteophyte eradicates mucous cysts with extremely rare recurrence [3].
  • Osteophyte excision without cyst excision may be a good treatment choice for mucous cysts of the finger, providing a less invasive method with complete resolution in most cases [5].
  • Osteophyte removal results in a low cyst recurrence rate, indicating it should be undertaken regardless of the surgeon's plan for the soft tissues [13].
  • The Zitelli bilobed flap allows excision of the cyst and thinned skin with no added risk to the nail matrix [6].
  • The use of a Wolfe graft for mucous cysts is simple, easy to perform, and provides satisfactory cosmesis with acceptable recurrence rates [7].
  • Surgical excision with a local advancement skin flap is a reliable treatment for digital mucous cysts, demonstrating a low recurrence rate of 1.4% and high patient satisfaction regarding the scar and willingness to undergo the procedure again [9].
  • A surgical technique involving excision of the cyst, synovectomy, and débridement of osteophytes with rotational flap closure resulted in no recurrences in thirty-six patients [10].
  • Pathohistological analysis is useful in cases where doubts arise about the initial diagnosis of a benign tumorous lesion [4].
  • Eccrine porocarcinomas have a substantial risk of metastasis, high risk of local recurrence, and are potentially fatal [8].

Anatomy & Pathophysiology

  • Mucous cysts are associated with marginal osteophytes at the distal interphalangeal joint [3].
  • The primary pathology in mucous cysts involves osteophytes, and removal of these osteophytes allows for skin recovery potential [20].
  • Ultrasound is a powerful modality for evaluating pathologic conditions in the hand and wrist [16].
  • Ultrasound provides a cost-effective and expedient alternative or adjunct to MRI for hand and wrist evaluation [16].
  • Ultrasound is best used when there is a specific clinical question regarding a well-localized abnormality [16].
  • Subungual keratoacanthoma may show locally aggressive behaviour but does not metastasize [14].

Classification

  • Osteophyte excision without cyst excision may be a good treatment choice for mucous cyst of the finger, providing a less invasive method with complete resolution in most cases [5].
  • The use of a Wolfe graft is simple, easy to perform, and provides satisfactory cosmesis with acceptable recurrence rates [7].
  • There is a statistically significant difference in recurrence rates between Type I giant cell tumours of the tendon sheath (0%) and Type II tumours (38%) [11].
  • Recurrence in Type II giant cell tumours of the tendon sheath is likely due to undetected satellite lesions or incomplete excision [11].
  • Incomplete excision of a granular cell nerve tumor can lead to recurrence [12].
  • Osteophyte removal results in a low cyst recurrence rate [13].
  • Osteophyte removal should be undertaken regardless of the surgeon's plan for the soft tissues [13].

Clinical Presentation

  • Malignant natural-killer cell neoplasms can present as a mucous cyst on the distal interphalangeal joint of the finger [4].
  • Eccrine porocarcinomas can present as a hand cyst [8].
  • Subungual keratoacanthoma may present as a condition masquerading as flexor tenosynovitis in the finger [14].
  • Ultrasound is a powerful modality for the evaluation of pathologic conditions in the hand and wrist [16].
  • Ultrasound provides a cost-effective and expedient alternative and/or adjunct to MRI for hand and wrist evaluation [16].
  • Ultrasound is best used when there is a specific clinical question regarding a well-localized abnormality in the hand or wrist [16].

Investigations

  • Much of the management of mucous cysts is based on expert opinion [1].
  • Pathohistological analysis is useful when doubts arise about the initial diagnosis of a benign tumorous lesion [4].
  • Ultrasound is a powerful modality for evaluation of pathologic conditions in the hand and wrist [16].
  • Ultrasound provides a cost-effective and expedient alternative and/or adjunct to MRI [16].

Treatment

  • Scientific data regarding mucous cysts consist almost entirely of retrospective studies, and much of what is done or recommended is based on expert opinion [1].
  • Excision of the cyst and complete removal of the marginal osteophyte eradicates mucous cysts with extremely rare recurrence [3].
  • Osteophyte removal results in a low cyst recurrence rate, indicating that it should be undertaken regardless of the surgeon's plan for the soft tissues [13].
  • Use of Wolfe graft is simple, easy to perform, and provides satisfactory cosmesis with acceptable recurrence rates [7].

Complications

  • Scientific data regarding mucous cysts consist almost entirely of retrospective studies, with many recommendations based on expert opinion [1].
  • Total dorsal capsulectomy alone for mucous cysts did not lead to any recurrence [2].
  • Osteophyte excision without cyst excision may provide complete resolution in most cases [5].
  • Use of a Wolfe graft provides satisfactory cosmesis with acceptable recurrence rates [7].
  • Surgical excision with a local advancement skin flap demonstrates a low recurrence rate of 1.4% and high patient satisfaction regarding the scar [9].
  • Incomplete excision can lead to recurrence of granular cell nerve tumors [12].
  • Type II giant cell tumors of the tendon sheath have a 38% recurrence rate, likely due to undetected satellite lesions or incomplete excision [11].
  • Malignant natural-killer cell neoplasms can present as mucous cysts on the distal interphalangeal joint [4].

Recovery

  • Much of the treatment for mucous cysts is based on expert opinion [1].
  • Incomplete excision can lead to recurrence in granular cell nerve tumors [12].

Key Evidence

  • [L4] The scientific data regarding mucous cysts consist almost entirely of retrospective studies, and much of what is done or recommended is based on expert opinion. [1] (10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.01.029)
  • [L4] A total dorsal capsulectomy alone was a simple treatment for mucous cysts and did not lead to any recurrence. [2] (10.1016/j.jhsa.2014.03.004)
  • [L4] Excision of the cyst and complete removal of the marginal osteophyte eradicates mucous cysts with extremely rare recurrence. [3] (10.2106/00004623-197355030-00013)
  • [L5] This case emphasizes the utility of a pathohistological analysis in cases where doubts arise about the initial diagnosis of a benign tumorous lesion. [4] (10.1007/s00402-008-0794-4)
  • [L4] Osteophyte excision without cyst excision may be a good treatment choice for mucous cyst of the finger, providing a less invasive method with complete resolution in most cases. [5] (10.1177/1753193413478549)
  • [L4] It allows excision of the cyst and thinned skin with no added risk to the nail matrix. [6] (10.1016/j.jhsa.2017.03.013)
  • [L4] The technique is simple, easy to perform, and provides satisfactory cosmesis with acceptable recurrence rates. [7] (10.1177/1753193408103498)
  • [L4] Prompt recognition and appropriate treatment are critical because eccrine porocarcinomas have a substantial risk of metastasis, high risk of local recurrence, and are potentially fatal. [8] (10.1016/j.jhsa.2016.07.112)
  • [L4] Surgical excision with a local advancement skin flap is a reliable treatment for digital mucous cysts, demonstrating a low recurrence rate of 1.4% and high patient satisfaction regarding the scar and willingness to undergo the procedure again. [9] (10.1177/1753193413508540)
  • [L4] A new surgical technique involving excision of the cyst, synovectomy, and débridement of osteophytes with rotational flap closure resulted in no recurrences in thirty-six patients. [10] (10.2106/00004623-197254070-00008)
  • [L3] The study found a statistically significant difference in recurrence rates between Type I tumours (0%) and Type II tumours (38%), with recurrence in Type II likely due to undetected satellite lesions or incomplete excision. [11] (10.1054/jhsb.2000.0522)
  • [Case_report] The author notes that while the true recurrence rate is unknown, incomplete excision can lead to recurrence. [12] (10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.05.011)
  • [Commentary] The article shows that osteophyte removal results in a low cyst recurrence rate, indicating that it should be undertaken regardless of the surgeon's plan for the soft tissues. [13] (10.1177/1753193413510663)
  • [L4] Subungual keratoacanthoma may show locally aggressive behaviour but does not metastasize. [14] (10.1177/1753193409360605)
  • [L5] Ultrasound is a powerful modality for evaluation of pathologic conditions in the hand and wrist, providing a cost-effective and expedient alternative and/or adjunct to MRI, best used when there is a specific clinical question regarding a well-localized abnormality. [16] (10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.02.010)
  • [L5] The authors of the original study believe that extensive damage to the skin is unnecessary and that the skin has recovery potential once the main problem (osteophytes) is removed, favoring a less invasive approach over techniques requiring skin flaps. [20] (10.1177/1753193414546443)

References

[1] Mucous Cysts. The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2010. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.01.029

[2] Total Dorsal Capsulectomy for the Treatment of Mucous Cysts. The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2014. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2014.03.004

[3] Marginal Osteophyte Excision in Treatment of Mucous Cysts. The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. 1973. DOI: 10.2106/00004623-197355030-00013

[4] Malignant Natural-Killer cell neoplasm presenting as a mucous cyst on the distal interphalangeal joint of the finger. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 2008. DOI: 10.1007/s00402-008-0794-4

[5] Osteophyte excision without cyst excision for a mucous cyst of the finger. Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume). 2013. DOI: 10.1177/1753193413478549

[6] The Zitelli Bilobed Flap on Skin Coverage After Mucous Cyst Excision: A Retrospective Cohort of 33 Cases. The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2017.03.013

[7] Use of Wolfe Graft for the Treatment of Mucous Cysts. Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume). 2009. DOI: 10.1177/1753193408103498

[8] Eccrine Porocarcinoma Presenting as a Hand Cyst. The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2016. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2016.07.112

[9] A reliable surgical treatment for digital mucous cysts. Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume). 2013. DOI: 10.1177/1753193413508540

[10] Etiology and Treatment of the So-Called Mucous Cyst of the Finger. The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. 1972. DOI: 10.2106/00004623-197254070-00008

[11] Giant Cell Tumours of Tendon Sheath: Classification and Recurrence Rate. Journal of Hand Surgery. 2001. DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.2000.0522

[12] Granular Cell Nerve Tumor in the Hand: Case Report. The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2009. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.05.011

[13] Commentary on Lee et al. Osteophyte excision without cyst excision for a mucous cyst of the finger. Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume). 2014. DOI: 10.1177/1753193413510663

[14] Metastases to the finger masquerading as flexor tenosynovitis. Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume). 2010. DOI: 10.1177/1753193409360605

[16] Ultrasound of the Hand and Wrist. The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2009. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.02.010

[20] Re: Lee HJ, Kim PT, Jeon IH, et al. Osteophyte excision without cyst excision for a mucous cyst of the finger. J Hand Surg Eur. 2014, 39: 258–61. Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume). 2014. DOI: 10.1177/1753193414546443

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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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