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What is a Baker cyst?

A Baker cyst is swelling caused by fluid from the knee joint protruding to the back of the knee. The back of the knee is also referred to as the popliteal area of the knee. A Baker cyst is sometimes called a popliteal cyst. When an excess of knee joint fluid is compressed by the body weight between the bones of the knee joint, it can become trapped and separate from the joint to form the fluid-filled sac of a Baker cyst. The name of the cyst is in memory of the physician who originally described the condition, the British surgeon William Morrant Baker (1839-1896).

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Published: July 08

I am a 60-year-old woman who is fairly active. I have neuropathy. A few weeks ago, my daughters noted that my left leg from the knee down to the foot was swollen. No pain, but it was obviously swollen. I went to the ER (it was late and I was out of state). They treated me for phlebitis because they were unable to do an ultrasound that night. The next day, I had the ultrasound and was diagnosed with a Baker's cyst. I haven't done anything because of the combination of knee surgery a few years back and neuropathy, pain was already there. My only problem is when I sit for a while and stand, I have acute pain in my ankle and foot.

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Published: July 08

I am a 42-year-old woman, who is about 60 to 80 pounds overweight. I had a blood clot on my left leg and after two hospital stays, six months of Coumadin and continuous heat packs and more than 30 minutes of daily walking, it finally went away. Unfortunately, I developed a Baker's cyst on the inside right leg behind the knee. I know this was from walking more than 30 minutes per day after pretty much never exercising. The blood clot leg is great, but I am almost crippled now w/the right leg cyst. I literally can't walk sometimes. I have no health insurance and can't see a doctor now. My vascular doctor said it is not from walking, but we ruled out that it can't be from anything else such as: previously rigorous exercise, hiking, biking, laying down rug or flooring, etc...So much for exercise! Now I can't do anything. I do make it into the pool but I still have pain.

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