Giant synovial cyst of knee treated arthroscopically through a cystic portal

Gautam M. Shetty, Joon Ho Wang, Jin Hwan Ahn, Yong Seok Lee, Baek Hyun Kim, Jae Gyoon Kim

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    Abstract

    Synovial cysts are well-defined fluid filled cysts that can extend for a variable distance outside the joint space. These cysts can sometimes grow to a large size making its treatment challenging especially when associated with intra-articular pathologies.We describe a case of giant synovial cyst arising from the left knee and extending to the medial proximal calf in a 77-year old female who presented with knee joint pain, episodes of locking and calf mass occurring within 2 months of onset. Imaging studies also showed associated medial and lateral meniscal tears with medial compartment and patellofemoral osteoarthritis. The cyst was treated by disrupting the valvular mechanism using a standard posteromedial portal and complete excision of the cyst wall via a posteromedial cystic portal. The meniscal lesions were dealt with through the standard anterior portals. At 25-month follow up there were no signs of recurrence of the cyst clinically or with MRI. The cystic portal technique is effective in treating a giant synovial cyst of the knee even in the presence of meniscal tears and high grade chondral lesions.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)175-178
    Number of pages4
    JournalKnee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
    Volume16
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2008 Feb

    Keywords

    • Arthroscopy
    • Knee
    • Synovial cyst

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Surgery
    • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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