Table 1.
Demographics, types, Prior history of trauma and tinel sign analysis.
| Group A (Case series summary) | Group B (Case reports summary) | Combined result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 118 (74.2 %) | 52 (66 %) | 170 (71 %) | |
| Females | 41 (25.8 %) | 26 (33 %) | 67 (29 %) | |
| Male to female ratio | 11/4 = 2.75 | 3/2 = 1.5 | 5/2 = 2.5 | |
| Mean Age | 43.05 years | 40.1 (4 years–74 years) | 41 years | |
| Total patients | 159 | 78 (Total ganglion studied = 83 as three patient had recurrence, two case report had 2 patients) | 242 | |
| Types of the ganglion cyst | Simple ganglion cyst | 20 (12 %) | 9 (11 %) | 29 (12 %) |
| Intraneural ganglion cyst | 62 (39 %) | 32 (38 %) | 94 (39 %) | |
| Extraneural ganglion cyst | 36 (23 %) | 28 (34 %) | 64 (26 %) | |
| Combined intra and extra neural ganglion cyst | 35 (26 %) | – | 35 (15 %) | |
| Intra osseous ganglion | 6 (4 %) | 3 (4 %) | 9 (4 %) | |
| No diagnosis described | – | 11 (14 %) | 11 (4 %) | |
| Biopsy confirmation of the lesion by histopathological examination | 65 (40.8 %) | 65 (82 %) | 130 (55 %) | |
| Prior history of trauma | Present | Not described by authors except only RJ spinner et al.38 it has described 17 out of 24 (71 %) cases had history of prior trauma | 14 (17 %) | 31 (12.5 %) |
| Absent | 29 (36.5 %) | 36 (15 %) | ||
| Not specified by authors | 40 (46.5 %) | 175 (72.5 %) | ||
| Tinel sign | Present | Not described by authors except only RJ spinner et al.38 it has described 20 out of 24 (83 %) cases had tinel sign | 11 (14 %) | 31 (13 %) |
| Absent | 8 (7.5 %) | 12 (4.2 %) | ||
| Not specified by authors | 64 (78.5 %) | 199 (82.8 %) | ||