Managing of popliteal cyst is controversial. Owing to high failure rates in open procedures, the recent trend is intending towards arthroscopic decompression and simultaneous management of intraarticular pathology. This publication synopsis article highlights on the retrospectively analysed clinical outcomes of symptomatic popliteal cysts after arthroscopic management at 24-month follow-up.
Recently, concurrence is evolving around the genesis of cysts owing to intraarticular pathologies and their persistence due to valves at the cyst joint interface.Latest studies report that valves are said to exist in 50% of normal adult population thereby consolidating the view that pathology lies in unidirectional nature of flow at the valve rather than at the valve itself. Classically, recurrent and functionally compromising cysts have been subjected to various interventions in the form of…
