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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 78:1415-8 (1996)
© 1996 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

A Periosteal Ganglion of the Distal Part of the Radius. A Case Report*

MAJOR GARY E. BENEDETTI, {dagger}, MAJOR THEODORE W. PARSONS, {dagger} and MAJOR DOUGLAS K. SMITH, {dagger}, MEDICAL CORPS, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

Investigation performed at Wilford Hall United States Air Force Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base


   Introduction
 
Periosteal ganglions are rare. While a characteristic radiographic appearance has been described in previous reports1,4-6, the use of modern imaging techniques has expanded the diagnostic evaluation of such lesions.


   Case Report
 
A right-hand-dominant, forty-seven-year-old male truck driver was examined for minor trauma to the left wrist and was noted to have a soft-tissue mass on the dorsal aspect of the distal part of the forearm. The patient had not noted the mass and could not recall a history of previous trauma to the area. He reported occasional nocturnal pain in the distal part of the forearm, but he was otherwise asymptomatic and had no functional limitations.

Physical examination revealed that the soft-tissue mass was between the distal five centimeters of the radius and that of the ulna. The overlying skin was uninvolved, and the mass was only slightly tender on palpation. There was no limitation of motion of the upper extremity . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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