After a week of sharp pains in calf of leg (felt like
blood clot), followed by my leg giving way, swollen knee and a tightness
around knee, I asked doctor what I was dealing with. He said
it was pretty much a Baker's Cyst which had burst. Apart from
offering some anti inflammatories and , if it persisted, surgery to
repair damage (pretty much compared to repairing a hernia but then
in knee), I wonder if there are any members here on list who have
some suggestions to deal with it . I'd rather not have
surgery if I can avoid it. Pain behind knee only if squatting or
kneeling. How can I stop and lessen the fluid build-up and,
better still, how to avoid this from happening again. My only
ideas sofar towards prevention is an arthritis friendly diet. I am pretty
certain this tear in outer membrane is not due to accidental
tear.
All suggestions welcomed.
Thanks
Hanneke ~ Australia
Baker's cyst
The knee is a hinge joint,
situated between the thigh bone and shin bones. The entire joint is
enclosed inside a tough capsule lined with a membrane and filled with
lubricating synovial fluid. Extra capsules or sacs of fluid, known as
bursae, cushion and help reduce friction between tissues, produced by
movement. Baker's cyst is a pronounced swelling on the back of the knee,
caused by the abnormal collection of fluid inside the bursae. The
symptoms are mild unless the cyst bursts or extends down into the calf
muscles. Common causes of Baker's cyst include arthritis, infection, torn
knee cartilage and other knee injuries. Baker's cyst is also known as a
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