title: Two-stage operation for treatment of a large dissecting popliteal cyst after failed total knee arthroplasty.
abstract: A symptomatic popliteal cyst after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is rare, occurring most frequently as a result of intra-articular knee pathology. We present a case of a large dissecting popliteal cyst 7 years after TKA with symptoms of severe calf pain and functional disability. The symptomatic cyst was excised completely in a first-stage operation, and the severely worn TKA was corrected by a second-stage surgical procedure. The patient in this report was pain free and had satisfactory range of knee motion 5 years after the index revision TKA, without recurrence of effusion or popliteal cyst formation.
authors: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Kweishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors: Y S
authors: YS
authors: Chan
authors: C J
authors: CJ
authors: Wang
authors: C H
authors: CH
authors: Shin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011151:Popliteal Cyst / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous