Fluid sac behind knee

Description

Bakers cyst or fluid sac behind knee is fluid bag that makes lump behind the knee, it is also known as the popliteal cyst. Fluid may lower down the leg and cause the swelling, which might be wrongly interpreted a deep venous clot.

Symptoms

Knee pain, swollen knee, swollen calf muscle.

Overview

History of disease is being taken and physical examination is being done. Diagnosis is normally done with ultrasound, but magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and CT scan can also be used.

Tests

CT scan, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound.

Specialists

Orthopedy, Sports Medicine

Therapy

Monitoring, drainage with a needle, treatment of knee damage that is the cause of cysts, if such problem exists (meniscus injury, arthritis). Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (brufen/ibuprofen, naproxen, paracetamol) are used for pain relief.