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Behind my left knee hurts constantly. my orthopedic specialist thinks its maybe baker cyst. how do we know?

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Dr. John Ayres
Dr. John Ayresanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 39 years experience
Ultrasound: A bakers cyst can be seen on an ultrsound or mri. Posterior knee pain most commonly is casued by a bakers cyst, half of these are associated with a torn cartilage (torn meniscus). Posterior knee pain can also be caused by a back problem (sciatica) or vascular problem (aneurysm).
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Dr. Frank Holmes
Dr. Frank Holmesanswered
Sports Medicine 25 years experience
MRI or ultrasound: Mri or an ultrasound can demonstrate a baker's cyst. However, most baker's cysts are not painful but often occur when there is swelling joint in the knee for other reasons such as arthritis or a cartilage tear. Those are usually the causes of the pain, not the cyst.
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