Volume : VIII, Issue : II, February - 2019

Arthroscopic management of popliteal cyst : a Retrospective analysis

Rijesh Pottangadi, Sadanandan A N

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Popliteal cyst, commonly known as Baker‘s cyst is a common clinical entity in patients of different age group. Many etiopathogenesis have been described and so are many treatment methods including conservative treatment, aspiration, open cystectomy and arthroscopic procedures. Arthroscopy of knee addresses the intraarticular pathologies and hence is commonly done now. We did the retrospective analysis of eight patients (4 males,4 females) of mean age of 45.75 years who underwent Arthroscopic treatment of popliteal cyst and followed up for an average of 34.25 months. All the patients had some other intraarticular pathologies (chondromalacia, meniscal tears, loose bodies) associated which were dealt with along with excision of valvular opening to the cyst done through posteromedial portal. There was signi􀃶cant improvement in VAS score, WOMAC score, Oxford knee score and Rauschning and Lindgren score(p <0.01 in each) in all patient post procedure. Arthroscopic management of popliteal cyst is an effective way to manage the intraarticular pathologies frequently associated with this condition along providing a minimally invasive procedure.

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ARTHROSCOPIC MANAGEMENT OF POPLITEAL CYST : A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS, Rijesh Pottangadi, Sadanandan A N GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-8 | Issue-2 | February-2019

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