Most often, a hygroma or tendon ganglion is formed on the knee joint, the back of the hand, sometimes on the foot. The degeneration of the tumor into a malignant one is not observed. The causes of neoplasms are constant pressure or friction of a certain area, so the tendon ganglion is often an occupational disease. Histological studies show that the tendon ganglion is a synovial degenerative cyst.
The disease is not life threatening, however, it can cause pain, and in the advanced stages it leads to constriction of blood vessels and stagnation of blood. On palpation, the tendon ganglion is defined as a rounded tumor formation with clear boundaries. The tumor is located in the area of the joint and has a solid elastic consistency. Over time, the ganglion increases and with physical exertion causes unpleasant pain. Hygroma is a capsule of connective tissue having inside one or more cavities filled with synovial fluid.
Tendon ganglion: treatment
Conservative methods of treatment are used when the ganglion has
small sizes. These methods include massage and medications.
You can get rid of the ganglion with a professional massage course.
The method of mechanical crushing of the hygroma is also used, but it often causes relapses. This is due to the fact that the synovial fluid during the destruction of the capsule spreads to nearby tissues. Supplication and inflammatory processes can become a complication. Drugs are injected directly into the ganglion.
Treatment may also be surgical. In this case, the tendon ganglion is punctured with simultaneous pumping of the synovial fluid. Then the cavity is filled with drugs that contribute to the process of sclerotherapy of the hygroma capsule. In the area of surgical intervention, a dressing or plaster dressing is applied to immobilize the limb for a period of one week. Ensuring immobility is necessary to reduce the production of synovial fluid in the ganglion area.
A surgical method for treating hygroma is a bursectomy, in which the synovial bag is completely cut, and then the hygroma and all its membranes are removed. Surgery is performed on an outpatient basis under local anesthesia. The operation takes about 30-35 minutes, painkillers are injected around the area of hygroma formation. In some cases, removal of the tendon ganglion is carried out under stationary conditions under general anesthesia. In this case, an adequate and complete removal of the tumor-like neoplasm is possible. After the operation, it is very important to maintain immobility of the limb for two weeks, since there is a high probability of a relapse. A scar is formed at the site of surgery.
Alternative methods of treating the tendon ganglion are to apply a cabbage leaf heavily greased with honey to the sore spot. After applying the sheet, you should make a bandage dress and wrap the place for applying the dressing with a warm woolen cloth. Compresses are recommended to be applied overnight for one month until the neoplasm disappears completely. In parallel, you can consume fresh cabbage juice twice a day - in the morning and
in the evening. A very effective method is clay treatment. This safe
the method can be used to treat ganglion in children and combine with others
treatment methods. Clay therapy has no side effects and contraindications.