족부 및 족관절부 결절종의 수술적 치료 = Surgical Treatment of Ganglions in Foot and Ankle

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Purpose: To evaluate the results of surgical treatment and relationship between the recurrence and characteristics of ganglions in foot and ankle. Materials and Methods: Seventeen cases of ganglions located in foot and ankle, excised at St. Benedict Hospital from Mar. 1993 to Apr. 2003, were included in the study. All of cases were analyzed retrospectively in terms of age, sex of the patients, location and size of the ganglion, symptom, operative method as well as recurrence rate were evaluated. The mean follow up was 1.8 years (11 months${\sim}$6.5 years). Results: The size of ganglion ranged from 0.5 cm to 5.0 cm with mean size of 2.5 cm. The most common area of ganglion was the dorsum of foot and pain was the primary chief complain. The recurrence was found in 4 cases (23.5%): 1 of them occurred among 8 cases the diameter of which was less than 2.5 cm and other 3 occurred among 9 cases larger than 2.5 cm. 12 cases were completely excised mass with no recurrence. But 5 cases were incompletely excised & ligated stalk of mass and 4 cases of them were recurred. A correlation was only observed between complete excision and low recurrence rate. Conclusion: Recurrence rate of ganglions in foot and ankle was high and the correlation was obtained between complete excision and low recurrence rate.