Hypertonic Dextrose Injection for The Treatment of a Baker's Cyst
Published: February 1, 2016 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2016/.7290
Ferdi Yavuz, Sibel Kibar, Birol Balaban
1. The Clinic of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, The Fizyocare Medical Center, Ankara-Turkey.
2. The Clinic of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, The Fizyocare Medical Center, Ankara-Turkey.
3. Professor, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, European University of Lefke, Lefke-Mersin,
Turkey; The Clinic of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, The Fizyocare Medical Center, Ankara-Turkey.
Correspondence
Dr. Ferdi Yavuz,
The Clinic of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, The Fizyocare Medical Center Ankara-Turkey.
E-mail : ferdiyavuz@yahoo.com
We present extremely rare and interesting case of a Bakers cyst treated with hypertonic dextrose injection. A 54-year-old female patient had a Bakers cyst which was diagnosed by an ultrasonography. After the failure of the two-weekly conservative treatment, we injected hypertonic dextrose (25%) into her right knee joint for the treatment of a Bakers cyst. Two weeks after the injection, the patient reported improvement in posterior knee pain, and an US showed a resolution of the posterior knee cyst. Certainly hypertonic dextrose injection for the treatment of a Baker’s cyst appears to be a reasonable treatment option. Further studies are needed in order to elucidate the efficacy of hypertonic dextrose injection in the treatment of Baker s cysts.
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