Bruising to leg ruptured bakers cyst


A photograph of a swollen and bruised leg from a ruptured bakers cyst Named after William Baker 1839 1896 British surgeon a bakers cyst is a synovial cyst in the posterior aspect of the knee related to a knee effusion leading to distension of the gastrocnemius semimembranosus bursa This entity is also termed a popliteal cyst They can rupture with soft tissue extravasation of fluid contents


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