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I am getting an ultra-sound guided aspiration and injection of two painful ganglion cysts in my knee (one is over 3cm). what is recovery like?
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Minimal: These are usually fluid filled or gelatinous filled cysts and recuperation from aspiration should be less than 5 days.
Answered 8/18/2019
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