In most instances, the primary cause of the Baker’s cyst is not the popliteal fossa or bursa at all but rather inflammation elsewhere in the knees such as that due to a meniscus tear or arthritis.

Calcified bodies in popliteal cysts have a characteristic radiographic appearance which can be confirmed by arthrography. Calcified bodies may arise in the true joint due to trauma, arthropathy ...

Although double-contrast arthrography and ultrasonography are currently the modalities most frequently employed to diagnose the presence of popliteal cysts, they may also be detected utilizing ...

The cause of the Baker’s cyst is not the cyst itself but the gout inflaming the knee and the excess fluid which drains into the popliteal space. Patients with synovial cysts in the popliteal ...