The Baker’s cyst or popliteal cyst occurs when there is too much synovial fluid within the knee as a result of increased inflammation in the knee. This fluid fills a water-filled sack in the ...

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 ...

Ultrasonography (US)-identified features like osteophytes, effusion, meniscal extrusion, cartilage damage, calcium crystals, and popliteal cysts were associated with knee symptoms, radiographic ...

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 ...