Synovial cyst of the proximal tibiofibular joint with peroneal nerve compression after total knee arthroplasty.
Synovial or ganglion cysts of the proximal tibiofibular joint are less common than synovial cysts of the knee joint but may present in a similar manner and may be difficult to diagnose clinically. Although synovial cysts arising from the knee joint after prosthetic arthroplasty have already been described, we report a case in which a lateral knee mass compressing the peroneal nerve was found to be a synovial cyst arising from the tibiofibular joint.
Gibbon
A J
AJ
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Wardell
S R
SR
Scott
R D
RD
D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020427:Peroneal Neuropathies / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013581:Synovial Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*