Intraosseous ganglion
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Historical Perspective
- In 1928 Carp and Stout wrote a complete discussion on the genesis of the "simple" ganglion.
- In 1931 King proposed an intriguing hypothesis suggesting that the development of a ganglion was not attributed to degenerative processes but rather to the primitive mucoid secretion of connective tissue cells.
- In 1956, Hicks introduced the term "synovial bone cysts" to characterize radiolucencies bordered by sclerotic margins within bones.
- In 1966, Crabbe coined the term "intraosseous ganglion" to describe a similar phenomenon.
- Other interchangeable terms for these entities include ganglionic cystic defect of bone, subchondral bone cyst, and juxta-articular bone cyst.