“Ganglia are a benign condition taking up the time of competent surgeons who might be more usefully engaged.” – McEvedy Our aim was to perform a retrospective review comparing preoperative clinical presentation, intraoperative findings and histological diagnosis of all hand and wrist ganglia presenting to the Hand Unit at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. A retrospective review of hand and wrist ganglia treated at the Hand Unit at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. Clinical and surgical notes and histology reports were reviewed. All ganglia were removed surgically as directed by clinical findings.Purpose of study:
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Congenital hallux varus is a rare condition presenting with medial deviation of the big toe. It consists of 2 variants: classical congenital hallux varus caused by an abnormal metatarsal-phalangeal articulation, and a more recently described variant due to a “bracket physis” of the first metatarsal. Our aim was to perform an audit of the spectrum of presentation of congenital hallux varus with its management and complications in our unit over a five year period. A retrospective review of congenital hallux varus treated by a single surgeon was performed. Clinical notes, photographs and x-rays were reviewed. Two surgical methods of treatment were used as directed by clinical and radiological findings.Purpose of study:
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