Intramuscular dissection of Baker's cysts: Report on three cases

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 367-371

  Fang, Christopher S J ^a   McCarthy, Catherine L ^a   McNally, Eugene G ^a  

^a NUFFIELD ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Baker's cyst; Intramuscular dissection; MRI; Popliteal cyst

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISSECTION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; JOINT EFFUSION; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PALPATION; POPLITEAL CYST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYNOVIAL BURSA; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POPLITEAL CYST; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 3042553369     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-004-0756-z     Document Type: Article

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