Ruptured Baker's cyst causes ecchymosis of the foot. A differential clinical sign

HP von Schroeder; FM Ameli; D Piazza; AG Lossing

doi:10.1302/0301-620X.75B2.8444957

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Ruptured Baker's cyst causes ecchymosis of the foot. A differential clinical sign

HP von Schroeder
FM Ameli
D Piazza
AG Lossing

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Ruptured Baker's cyst causes ecchymosis of the foot. A differential clinical sign

von Schroeder H, Ameli F, Piazza D, Lossing A. Ruptured Baker's cyst causes ecchymosis of the foot. A differential clinical sign. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1993;75-B(2):316-317. doi:10.1302/0301-620X.75B2.8444957

von Schroeder, HP, et al. “Ruptured Baker's cyst causes ecchymosis of the foot. A differential clinical sign.” The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume, vol. 75-B, no. 2, 1993, pp. 316-317., https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.75B2.8444957

von Schroeder, H., Ameli, F., Piazza, D., & Lossing, A. (1993). Ruptured Baker's cyst causes ecchymosis of the foot. A differential clinical sign. The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume, 75-B(2), 316-317. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.75B2.8444957

von Schroeder, H., Ameli, F., Piazza, D. and Lossing, A. (1993) “Ruptured Baker's cyst causes ecchymosis of the foot. A differential clinical sign.” The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume, 75-B(2), pp. 316-317. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.75B2.8444957

von Schroeder, HP, FM Ameli, D Piazza, and AG Lossing. “Ruptured Baker's cyst causes ecchymosis of the foot. A differential clinical sign.” The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume 75-B, no. 2 (1993): 316-317. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.75B2.8444957

von Schroeder H, Ameli F, Piazza D, Lossing A. Ruptured Baker's cyst causes ecchymosis of the foot. A differential clinical sign. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1993 Mar 1;75-B(2):316-317. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.75B2.8444957

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Three consecutive patients with ruptured Baker's cysts, verified by duplex scan, were found to have ecchymosis on the dorsum of the foot. The appearance of ecchymosis can be helpful in differentiating a ruptured cyst from cellulitis or deep-vein thrombosis.

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