musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Baker Cysts
Etiology of Baker Cysts
Most Baker cysts accumulate fluid from the adjacent knee joint space. Increased synovial fluid production is caused by underlying joint disease. Synovial fluid flows from the joint toward the cyst with extension of the knee. Baker cysts can develop without knee joint communication (eg, from the gastrocnemius-semimembranous bursa) in children. Baker cysts are commonly caused by Prior knee injury Rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory arthropathies Osteoarthritis Overuse of the knee 