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A member asked:

Do more bakers cysts form from the fluid of popped/ruptured cysts? or are cysts caused by underlying knee problems?

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Dr. Harold Fields answered

Cysts: The fluid will not increase the risk of further cysts. Good Luck

Answered 6/7/2019

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