Outcomes After Dorsal Wrist Ganglia Excision With or Without PIN

Inclusion Criteria: * Greater than or equal to 18 years of age * Gender: male/female (non-pregnant) * Diagnosis of symptomatic (pain and limited ability to perform activities of daily living) dorsal wrist ganglion cyst * Subjects who have chosen surgical management for their ganglion cyst diagnosis * Fluent in written and spoken English * Subject is able to provide voluntary, written informed consent * Subject, in the opinion of the clinical investigator, is able to understand the clinical investigation and is willing to perform all study procedures and follow-up visits * Non-Prisoners Exclusion Criteria: * Less than 18 years of age * Non-elective surgery for this diagnosis * Chronic wrist instability of the operative extremity * Comorbid neurologic maladies of the operative extremity * Prior wrist surgery on either extremity * Non-English speaking * Prisoners * Pregnancy * Cognitive Impairment