title: Intra-articular synovial cyst of the knee joint: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Kanmon Medical Center, Yamaguchi, Japan. minet@simonoseki2.hosp.go.jp
authors.forename: Takatomo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mine
authors.forename: Koichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ihara
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: Yoshikazu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kuwabara
mesh_terms: 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