title: Hypertonic Dextrose Injection for The Treatment of a Baker's Cyst.
abstract: We present extremely rare and interesting case of a Baker's cyst treated with hypertonic dextrose injection. A 54-year-old female patient had a Baker's cyst which was diagnosed by an ultrasonography. After the failure of the two-weekly conservative treatment, we injected hypertonic dextrose (25%) into her right knee joint for the treatment of a Baker's cyst. Two weeks after the injection, the patient reported improvement in posterior knee pain, and an US showed a resolution of the posterior knee cyst. Certainly hypertonic dextrose injection for the treatment of a Baker's cyst appears to be a reasonable treatment option. Further studies are needed in order to elucidate the efficacy of hypertonic dextrose injection in the treatment of Baker's cysts.
authors.affiliation: The Clinic of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, The Fizyocare Medical Center , Ankara-Turkey .
authors.forename: Ferdi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yavuz
authors.affiliation: The Clinic of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, The Fizyocare Medical Center , Ankara-Turkey .
authors.forename: Sibel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kibar
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, European University of Lefke, Lefke-Mersin, Turkey; The Clinic of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, The Fizyocare Medical Center , Ankara-Turkey .
authors.forename: Birol
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Balaban
keywords: Knee joint; Musculoskeletal ultrasound; Popliteal cyst