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A Baker's cyst, also known as a popliteal cyst, is a type of fluid collection behind the knee. [4] Often there are no symptoms. [2] If symptoms do occur these may include swelling and pain behind the knee, or knee stiffness. [1] If the cyst breaks open, pain may significantly increase with swelling of the calf. [1]
It is often associated with the rupture or dissection of a popliteal cyst otherwise known as a Baker's cyst, [1] although it can be associated with other disorders such as the arthritides. It may also occur as an orthopaedic surgical complication, secondary to trauma or as a presentation of septic arthritis .
William Morrant Baker from his obituary in the British Medical Journal in 1896. William Morrant Baker (20 October 1839, Andover, Hampshire, England – 3 October 1896, Pulborough, Sussex) was an English physician and surgeon. He first described the condition now known as Baker's cyst.
Rhinehart underwent emergency surgery to repair the tears in his throat. ... and a partially ruptured Baker's cyst. His claim had failed against all of the defendants at the district court. ...
After all, Schnabel says, surgery is a team sport—you’re going to have an anesthesiologist, several nurses, a pathologist, and many other people involved in your care. However, Schnabel ...
Fibromas, Baker’s cyst, tophaceous gout, synovial sarcoma, hemangioma, synovial chondromatosis, hemorrhagic synovitis ... Surgery has been the most common form of ...
Ganglion cysts have been found to recur following surgery in 12% [29] to 41% [30] of patients. A six-year outcome study of the treatment of ganglion cysts on the dorsal wrist compared excision, aspiration, and no treatment. Neither excision nor aspiration provided long-term benefit better than no treatment.
Symptoms concerning for DVT are more often due to other causes, including cellulitis, ruptured Baker's cyst, hematoma, lymphedema, and chronic venous insufficiency. [1] Other differential diagnoses include tumors, venous or arterial aneurysms, connective tissue disorders, [40] superficial vein thrombosis, muscle vein thrombosis, and varicose ...