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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
*Also known as | *Also known as Baker's cyst | ||
*Develops posteriorly and inferiorly to the knee as herniation of the synovial membrane of the knee capsule | *Develops posteriorly and inferiorly to the knee as herniation of the synovial membrane of the knee capsule | ||
*The cyst communicates with the knee joint and is the leading cause of posterior knee pain | *The cyst communicates with the knee joint and is the leading cause of posterior knee pain | ||
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==Evaluation== | ==Evaluation== | ||
*Ultrasound | *Ultrasound | ||
[[File:Baker_cyst.png|thumbnail]] | [[File:Baker_cyst.png|thumbnail]] | ||
==Management== | ==Management== | ||
*Treatment is conservative; excision may be required in some cases | *Treatment is conservative; excision may be required in some cases | ||
==Disposition== | |||
*Discharge | |||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Orthopedics]] | [[Category:Orthopedics]] | ||
Revision as of 23:22, 28 October 2017
Background
- Also known as Baker's cyst
- Develops posteriorly and inferiorly to the knee as herniation of the synovial membrane of the knee capsule
- The cyst communicates with the knee joint and is the leading cause of posterior knee pain
Clinical Features
- Pain/swelling of posterior knee
Differential Diagnosis
Knee diagnoses
Acute knee injury
- Knee dislocation
- Knee fractures
- Meniscus and ligament knee injuries
- Patella dislocation
- Patellar tendonitis
- Patellar tendon rupture
- Quadriceps tendon rupture
Nontraumatic/Subacute
- Arthritis
- Gout and Pseudogout
- Osgood-Schlatter disease
- Patellofemoral syndrome (Runner's Knee)
- Patellar tendonitis (Jumper's knee)
- Pes anserine bursitis
- Popliteal cyst (Bakers cyst)
- Prepatellar bursitis (nonseptic)
- Septic bursitis
- Septic joint
- DVT
Calf pain
- Achilles tendon rupture
- Calcaneal bursitis
- Cellulitis
- Compartment syndrome
- Deep venous thrombosis (DVT)
- Distal leg fractures
- Gastrocnemius strain
- Ruptured popliteal cyst (Bakers cyst)
- Superficial thrombophlebitis
Evaluation
- Ultrasound
Management
- Treatment is conservative; excision may be required in some cases
Disposition
- Discharge