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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 81:856-8 (1999)
© 1999 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Tibial Neuroma Presenting as a Baker Cyst. A Case Report*

PETER F. DELUCA, M.D.{dagger} and ARTHUR R. BARTOLOZZI, M.D.{dagger}, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

Investigation performed at 3B Orthopaedics, Philadelphia


   Introduction
 
Pain located in the posterior aspect of the knee is a common symptom in patients who have degenerative changes in the knee. The etiology of the pain can be a meniscal tear in the posterior horn, a large effusion, a ruptured Baker cyst, or, least commonly, a peripheral nerve entrapment. To our knowledge, this case report is the first to document a neuroma-in-continuity of the tibial nerve as a cause of posterior pain in the knee.


   Case Report
 
A sixty-seven-year-old woman was seen in November 1991 because of pain in the right knee that had been present for two years. The patient described the pain as being posterior, prone to aggravation with certain activities, and diminished with rest. She did not have pain while in bed at night, but the posterior aspect of the knee was tender when touched. In the past, she had had low-back pain that radiated into the right . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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