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A 55-year-old female asked:

Had severe stiffness straightening leg.xrays showed golf ball sized calcium deposit behind knee.doc used a needle to extract fluid. causes please.

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Dr. Oscar Novickanswered

Pediatrics 59 years experience

Popliteal cyst: You may have a popliteal or baker's cyst behind your knee it is benign and it contains synovial fluid.

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