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Swelling behind knee

Posted by rknee @rknee, Dec 20, 2020

My TKR was 3 months ago and the swelling behind my knee feels like a pocket of fluid. I think it’s the reason I can’t sit more than half an hour. My doctor just says “some people have that” or “give it time”. I have tried using the roller back and forth over it but it doesn’t seem to be reducing the swelling. Has anyone else experienced this and were you successful in reducing the pocket of fluid?

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heyjoe415 | @heyjoe415 | Oct 4, 2022
In reply to @megs "Is it a Baxter's cyst? I have had this for about 30 years. I had had..." + (show)
@megs

Is it a Baxter's cyst? I have had this for about 30 years. I had had a fall and tore my miniscu..
Which was removed in'94.
Only recently, following my TKR, i do exercises for both legs. This has happened in knee with Baxters cyst. of other knee. have I found tenderness especially when I fold my knee tightly over the chest. Otherwise , since I have known about it, I have not had much problem.
Margaret W.

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Baxter's cyst or Baker's Cyst?

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megs | @megs | Oct 4, 2022

Whoops...u r right. Baker's cyst.
Margaret

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