Abstract:

Tendon sheath cyst is called “wrist tendon knot “， “ wrist tendon tumor＂，＂ tendons gather “，＂ tendons knot＂ and so on. It can be got at any age，especially the young and the middle-aged.What's more，female patients are more than male patients. It is common in the back of the wrist， the dorsal side of the scaphoid or the meniscus， some parts between the tendon of the extensor pollicis and the extensor tendon of the finger.And the severe case can affect the tendon and joint function of the patient.In recently years，in addition to the traditional remedies like filiform needle acupuncture， moxibustion and three-edged needle，new curative methods such as bees needle， fire needle，acupotomyand their combination treatments also have obvious therapeutic effects.The relevant study shows that acupuncture and moxibustion is effective to tendon sheath cyst. The relevant literatures in recent ten years are sorted out to provide more references for the clinic treatment of tendon sheath cyst.

Key words: Bone cyst, Acupuncture-moxibustion, Small knife needle