"Popliteal Cyst" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A SYNOVIAL CYST located in the back of the knee, in the popliteal space arising from the semimembranous bursa or the knee joint.
Concept/Terms
Popliteal Cyst- Popliteal Cyst
- Cyst, Popliteal
- Cysts, Popliteal
- Popliteal Cysts
- Baker's Cyst
- Baker Cyst
- Baker Cysts
- Cyst, Baker
- Cysts, Baker
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Popliteal Cyst" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Popliteal Cyst" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Popliteal Cyst" by people in Profiles.
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Assessment of knee osteoarthritis by ultrasonography and its association with knee pain. J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil. 2020; 33(4):711-717.
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Vesicular erythema migrans: an atypical and easily misdiagnosed form of Lyme disease. Dermatol Online J. 2015 Aug 15; 21(8).
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Popliteal cyst with positive antinuclear antibodies as the presentation of Lyme disease. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2015 May; 34(5):548.
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Ask the doctor. I have a Baker's cyst in my right knee. It has been drained twice and recurred. Are there any other treatments for it? Harv Womens Health Watch. 2012 Mar; 19(7):8.
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Pigmented villonodular synovitis presenting as a baker cyst. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2011 Oct; 40(10):528-31.
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Surgical management of septic arthritis of the knee with a coexistent popliteal cyst. Arthroscopy. 2009 Jun; 25(6):696-700.
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Periarticular lesions detected on magnetic resonance imaging: prevalence in knees with and without symptoms. Arthritis Rheum. 2003 Oct; 48(10):2836-44.
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Meniscal disorders: normal, discoid, and cysts. Orthop Clin North Am. 2003 Jul; 34(3):329-40.
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Knee effusions, popliteal cysts, and synovial thickening: association with knee pain in osteoarthritis. J Rheumatol. 2001 Jun; 28(6):1330-7.
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Anterior and posterior cruciate ligament rupture after thermal treatment. Arthroscopy. 2000 Oct; 16(7):732-6.