I run 25 miles a week and all of a sudden I developed pain on the medial joint line of my knee; no injury. As a 30-year-old female, running is a big part of my life, so I went to see my family ...

Researchers from Turkey evaluated a new arthroscopic technique to treat lateral parameniscal cysts in 20 patients and found it conserved meniscal tissue, allowed easier handling of instruments and ...

This week we are going to discuss the common condition of the popliteal cyst of the knee. The Baker’s cyst or popliteal cyst occurs when there is too much synovial fluid within the knee as a result of ...

This week we are going to discuss a very common problem in the knee which is often misunderstood and is sometimes difficult to resolve, the Baker’s cyst. The Baker’s cyst or popliteal cyst is also ...

Dancing with the Stars contestant Ralph Macchio had been out of rehearsals several times this past week due to pain caused by a ruptured Baker’s cyst behind his knee. The 49-year-old former Karate Kid ...

Like a lot of knee injuries, a meniscus tear can be painful and debilitating. Unfortunately, it's quite common. In fact, a meniscal tear is one of the most frequently occurring cartilage injuries of ...

Correspondence to Dr Duncan E Meuffels, Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, 3015 GD, The Netherlands; d.meuffels{at}erasmusmc.nl Objective To assess whether initial ...

When Nick Kyrgios and his long-time physiotherapist, Will Maher, announced the 27-year-old’s withdrawal from the Australian Open, Maher provided some detailed insight into the injury causing the ...

The term meniscus comes from the Greek word for "crescent" because of its moon-like shape. This band forms a concave support pad for the thigh bone to rest on. Without the meniscus, you wouldn't be ...