Abstract

CRESPO PENA, M.  and  BENAVIDES SIERRA, V.. Ganglion of the acromioclavicular joint. Medifam [online]. 2002, vol.12, n.10, pp.60-67. ISSN 1131-5768.

Ganglia or synovial cysts are benign cystic swelling arising associated with a joint or tendon sheat, most commonly located at dorsum of wrist and ankle. A patient with an unusual ganglion location, dependent from the acromioclavicular joint, and associated with chronic degenerative arthropathy of shoulder, is described. Clinical symptoms, diagnosis and therapeutic approach are reviewed.

Keywords : Ganglion; Synovial cyst; Acromioclavicular joint; Shoulder.

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