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Painless Swelling at back of left knee

2018-09-08 18:12:30
There is a small painless Swelling at the back of my left knee.identified the day before..No pain but a small lump above the calf and behind the kneecap
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This might be a Baker's cyst. Get a MRI done to confirm the same . Treatment is a USG guided percutaneous needle aspiration with intrarticular depoprednisolone injection.
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Treatment for knee Osteoarthritis should be done along with treatment for Baker's cyst.

Answered2018-09-09 01:35:23

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