What Is a Ganglion cyst?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
3. Risk Factors
Pretty much anybody could develop a ganglion cyst at any time. However, certain groups of people are more likely to develop one than others are. For example, women are more likely to develop them than men are, while people between 20 and 40 years old are also at a higher risk.
You are also more likely to develop a ganglion cyst if you have received injuries to joints or tendons in the past. People with osteoarthritis are also at a higher risk of developing ganglion cysts on the finger joints at the ends of their fingers. There is also a chance that a ganglion cyst will return after treatment.
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