The most common mechanism of a traumatic meniscus tear occurs following a twisting/rotational injury to the knee in weight bearing ... Meniscal cysts are rare and often are a result of extrusion of ...

Synovial cysts very rarely affect the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). On review of the literature, there are 29 reported cases of unilateral synovial cysts of the TMJ. We present a case of bilateral ...

OBJECTIVE Synovial cysts of the vertebral facet joints are a source of nerve root compression. Different surgical procedures are in use, but no consensus has been formed so far as to which method ...

The knee is a complex joint. It's also the ... due to injury or disease, synovial fluid might build up behind your knee. This buildup may form a Baker cyst, a fluid-filled sac that can cause ...

the development of unusually large synovial cysts, from the disproportionately small sternoclavicular joints, in a 58 year old man, with a 27 year history of severe, seropositive, erosive, destructive ...

Synovial bursa is a sac filled with lubricating fluid, located between tissues such as bone, muscle, tendons, and skin, that decreases rubbing. Baker's cyst. Normal knee, and joint with Popliteal cyst ...

What is a ganglion cyst? A ganglion cyst, also known as a synovial cyst, is a benign, fluid-filled cyst found in or around a joint. It is quite common and benign, but it can also be painful and ...

Baker's cyst. Normal knee, and joint with Popliteal cyst Baker's cyst. Normal knee, and joint with Popliteal cyst. The flow of synovial fluid from the knee joint to the gastrocnemio-semimembranosus ...

Preoperatively, cervical synovial cysts are often difficult to distinguish from other extradural lesions. In this case, facet arthrography allowed the preoperative determination of communication ...

Four important synovial joints used in most sporting actions are the elbow and shoulder joints in the arm, and the knee and hip joints in the leg. The elbow and knee joints are both hinge joints.