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Synovial cysts of the proximal tibiofibular joint: three case reports.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12102284     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Synovial cysts are fluid-filled masses lined with synovium and located within or about joints. The main symptoms are pain and/or neurological deficits. They can be intraneural or extraneural or develop between or within muscles. Synovial cysts that arise at a distance from a joint raise diagnostic challenges. We report three cases of synovial cysts of the proximal tibiofibular joint, including an intramuscular cyst responsible for paralysis of the anterolateral leg muscles. Tibiofibular synovial cysts are less common than popliteal cysts, and their pathophysiology is poorly understood. Pressure on the common peroneal nerve is the main complication and requires careful surgical excision of the cyst. Injection of a glucocorticoid into the cyst can be used as the first-line treatment in patients without common peroneal nerve symptoms.
Authors:
Christian Pagnoux; Luc Lhotellier; Joëlle Janse Marek; Magali Ballard; Pascal Chazerain; Jean-Marc Ziza
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Joint, bone, spine : revue du rhumatisme     Volume:  69     ISSN:  1297-319X     ISO Abbreviation:  Joint Bone Spine     Publication Date:  2002 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-07-09     Completed Date:  2003-01-13     Revised Date:  2006-10-11    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100938016     Medline TA:  Joint Bone Spine     Country:  France    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  331-3     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of internal medicine and rheumatology, Hôpital de la Croix Saint-Simon, Paris, France.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Female
Fibula*
Humans
Joint Diseases / etiology,  pathology*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Nerve Compression Syndromes / etiology
Peroneal Nerve / pathology
Synovial Cyst / complications,  pathology*
Tibia*

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