J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1994 Feb;29(1):288-293. 10.4055/jkoa.1994.29.1.288.

Significance of Arthroscopy in Patients with Popliteal Cysts of Knees

• Cho DY
• Seo JG
• Haam YG

• KMID: 2423065
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1994.29.1.288

Abstract

It is not infrequent to observe the reeurrence of the Bakers cyst. Recurrence of the cystic lesions are more frequent in wide based type than in pedicle type due to difficult ,identification and inadequate eradication of the cyst wall. We injected methylene blue into the cyst after aspiration of the fluid. Blue stained wall enables the surgeons to idendify the whole inner surface of the cyst, and lessens the chance of missing a portion of it. We could reduce the recurrence rate near to zero percent after adopting this technique upto now. Broad based type is more prone to recurr and the whole recurred five cases were belong to this type.

Keyword

Bakers cyst; Prevention of recunence

MeSH Terms

Arthroscopy*
Humans
Knee*
Methylene Blue
Popliteal Cyst*
Recurrence
Surgeons
Methylene Blue