Giant synovial cyst of knee treated arthroscopically through a cystic portal
- Authors
- Shetty, Gautam M.; Wang, Joon Ho; Ahn, Jin Hwan; Lee, Yong Seok; Kim, Baek Hyun; Kim, Jae Gyoon
- Issue Date
- 2월-2008
- Publisher
- SPRINGER
- Keywords
- synovial cyst; knee; arthroscopy
- Citation
- KNEE SURGERY SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY ARTHROSCOPY, v.16, no.2, pp.175 - 178
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- KNEE SURGERY SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY ARTHROSCOPY
- Volume
- 16
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 175
- End Page
- 178
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/124141
- DOI
- 10.1007/s00167-007-0405-x
- ISSN
- 0942-2056
- Abstract
- Synovial cysts are well-defined fluid filled cysts that can extend for a variable distance outside the joint space. These cysts can sometimes grow to a large size making its treatment challenging especially when associated with intra-articular pathologies.We describe a case of giant synovial cyst arising from the left knee and extending to the medial proximal calf in a 77-year old female who presented with knee joint pain, episodes of locking and calf mass occurring within 2 months of onset. Imaging studies also showed associated medial and lateral meniscal tears with medial compartment and patellofemoral osteoarthritis. The cyst was treated by disrupting the valvular mechanism using a standard posteromedial portal and complete excision of the cyst wall via a posteromedial cystic portal. The meniscal lesions were dealt with through the standard anterior portals. At 25-month follow up there were no signs of recurrence of the cyst clinically or with MRI. The cystic portal technique is effective in treating a giant synovial cyst of the knee even in the presence of meniscal tears and high grade chondral lesions.
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