Diagnosis and Treatment of a Lateral Meniscal Cyst with Musculoskeletal Ultrasound

Meniscal cysts are a relatively uncommon occurrence that may result in pain and disability in the knee. It is widely believed that meniscal cysts are secondary to fluid extrusion from a meniscus tear. Typically, diagnosis of a meniscal cyst typically requires magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to deli...

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Published inCase reports in orthopedics Vol. 2015; no. 2015; pp. 1 - 3
Main Author Chen, Hamilton
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2015
Hindawi Limited
Subjects
Case Report
Cysts
Knee
Medical diagnosis
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Pain
Patients
Sports injuries
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Summary:Meniscal cysts are a relatively uncommon occurrence that may result in pain and disability in the knee. It is widely believed that meniscal cysts are secondary to fluid extrusion from a meniscus tear. Typically, diagnosis of a meniscal cyst typically requires magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to delineate the cyst and any associated injuries. With improvements in sonographic technology, ultrasound has emerged as a sensitive modality for detection of meniscal cysts. We present a patient with a contraindication to MRI who was diagnosed with a lateral meniscal cyst by musculoskeletal ultrasound and treated with an ultrasound-guided lateral meniscal cyst aspiration and injection.
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Academic Editor: John Nyland
ISSN:2090-6749
2090-6757
DOI:10.1155/2015/432187