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Do baker cyst in your knee grows?
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Yes: There's only so much space in the back of your knee, so it can only get so big. They do hurt.
Answered 12/20/2012
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Yes: They are linked to a meniscal tear the more fluid they have the bigger they getthey can get smaller to.
Answered 7/24/2012
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