Magnetic resonance appearance of tuberculosis of the knee joint with ruptured Baker's cyst

Australas Radiol. 1995 Feb;39(1):80-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.1995.tb00240.x.

Abstract

After the spine, the knee joint is the most commonly affected joint in skeletal tuberculosis. Baker's cyst is a rather rare complication of knee joint tuberculosis. The plain radiographic appearance of the tuberculous knee joint has been amply described. We present the magnetic resonance appearance of a tuberculous knee joint associated with a ruptured popliteal cyst.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Knee Joint / microbiology
  • Knee Joint / pathology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Middle Aged
  • Muscle, Skeletal / microbiology
  • Muscle, Skeletal / pathology
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification
  • Popliteal Cyst / diagnosis*
  • Popliteal Cyst / etiology
  • Popliteal Cyst / microbiology
  • Rupture, Spontaneous
  • Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / complications
  • Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / diagnosis*
  • Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / microbiology