ArticleClinical medicine insights. Arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders2020
Efficacy and Safety of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Guided Aspiration and Intra-Lesional Corticosteroids Injection of Ruptured Baker's Cyst: A Retrospective Observational Study.
Article in Clinical medicine insights. Arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07385560 ("The Importance of Adding Fenestration to Ultrasound-Guided Baker's Cyst Aspiration"), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.
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"The Importance of Adding Fenestration to Ultrasound-Guided Baker's Cyst Aspiration"
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Review
- A case of ruptured infrapatellar bursa sac with Baker's cyst.Radiology case reports · 2025Article
- Ultrasound for suspected Baker's cyst: A test of limited clinical value?Ultrasound (Leeds, England) · 2024Article
- Baker's Cyst.Cureus · 2021Article
- Ruptured Baker's Cyst: A Diagnostic Dilemma.Cureus · 2021Article
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3 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of the work was to demonstrate the effectiveness and safety of ultrasonographic guided aspiration performed with corticosteroid injection intra-lesional for ruptured Baker cysts (BCs).
methodsSingle-center retrospective study that included 42 patients with knee joint disorder associated with ruptured BCs were treated by ultrasonographic guided aspiration of fluid from the cyst and different points from the calf then intra-lesional injection of corticosteroids once or twice, 1 week apart. Follow up were done weekly until complete resolution of symptoms. Visual analog scale (VAS) and Rauschning-Lindgren and Lysholm Knee Scoring Scales (RLC) were used for assessment.
resultsClinical parameters (VAS and RLC) improved significantly in all patients at both post injection evaluation visits (1 week and 12 weeks). Ultrasonographic features improved significantly with complete disappearance of free fluid in the calf in 35 (83.3%) cases 1 week after the injection, and in 41 (97.6%) after 12 weeks. As regards BCs only 4 (9.5%) cases showed complete disappearance after 1 week and there was recurrent BCs in 38 (90.5%) cases which required reaspiration. While after 12 weeks, BCs were completely disappeared in 23 (54.8%) cases, most of the relapsed BCs were complex BCs. No side effects were reported in all cases.
conclusionUltrasonographic guided aspiration followed by injection of corticosteroids intra-lesional is an efficient and safe method for managing ruptured BCs.
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