Popliteal Cyst
Diane D. Sosa
1st year - College of Medicine
New Era University
BAKERS CYST
Popliteal Cyst
Diane D. Sosa
1st year - College of Medicine
New Era University
BAKERS CYST
ANATOMY
BORDERS
Biceps Femoris
Semimembranous m.
Medial head
Medial
Lateral
Lateral head
Gastrocnemius
m
POPLITEAL FOSSA
CONTENTS
Popliteal artery & vein
Common fibular
nerve
Medial
Lateral
Tibial nerve
POPLITEAL FOSSA
Femoral
condyle
Patellofemora
lj
Tibial Plateau
KNEE JOINT
Fibullar/ Lateral
Collateral
Ligament
Patellar Ligament
Oblique Popliteal
Ligament
Tibial/Medial
Collateral
Ligament
INTRACAPSULAR
EXTRACAPSULAR
LIGAMENTS
INTRACAPSULAR
LIGAMENTS
Meniscus
SEMILUNAR CARTILAGE
(Meniscus)
SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE
IOR
POSTERIOR
ANTE
R
Suprapatellar
Gastrocnemius
bursa
Subcutaneous
Prepatellar
Subtendinous Prepatellar
Semimembranous
bursa
Popliteus bursa
Anserine bursa
Deep
Infrapatellar
Subcutaneous
Infrapatellar
LATERAL
POSTERIOR
BURSA
BAKERS CYST
distend bursa or herniation of synovial membrane through the
posterior part of capsule of the knee
BAKERS CYST
distend bursa or herniation of synovial membrane through the
posterior part of capsule of the knee
SECONDARY
PRIMARY
BAKERS
BAKERS CYST:
CYST:
Most common
Idiopathic
Develops if
Usually
there is develops
in
younger people
underlying
and
children
problem
within
the knee
Arthritis
Meniscal Tear
Infection
PRIMARY
SECONDA
RY
BAKERS CYST
Knee pain
Tightness
at the
knee
Swelling
SYMPTOMS
Transilluminable
swelling in the
posteromedial
aspect of the
(+) FOUCHER
knee
SIGN
BAKERS CYST
BAKERS CYST
ASYMPTOMATIC
No Treatment
SYMPTOMATIC
NSAID
Aspiration
Surgery
MANAGEMENT
Thank
You!
Diane D. Sosa
1st year - College of Medicine
New Era University