Intra-articular synovial cyst of the knee joint: a case report.
Synovial cysts occur secondary to injury, mucinous degeneration or tumours. We report a patient with snapping of the knee joint caused by a synovial cyst located near the patellofemoral joint which developed as a result of minor trauma.
Mine
Takatomo
T
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Kanmon Medical Center, Yamaguchi, Japan. minet@simonoseki2.hosp.go.jp
Ihara
Koichiro
K
Kawamura
Hiroyuki
H
Kuwabara
Yoshikazu
Y
D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D013581:Synovial Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery