Q: One of my relatives has had lower-back pain, and they diagnosed her with a synovial cyst. They tried to put a needle in it to take out the fluid, and now they want to do surgery. What is this ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I had two synovial cysts removed from lumbar four and five in my lower back. They have since grown back and more are forming. What are my treatment options? Synovium is the name of ...

Objective: To determine the presence of intraforaminal synovial cysts resulting in nerve root compression. Methods: A 26 year old man presenting with left leg pain was admitted. He had no motor, ...

This week we are going to discuss the common condition of the popliteal cyst of the knee. The Baker’s cyst or popliteal cyst occurs when there is too much synovial fluid within the knee as a result of ...

Temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD) are a group of conditions that cause dysfunction and pain in the joints and muscles of the jaw. It is rare for a person to develop ganglion cysts on the ...

Q: One of my relatives has had low back pain, and they diagnosed her with a synovial cyst. They tried to put a needle in it to take out the fluid, and now they want to do surgery. What is this disease ...

Posterior-Only Spinal Fusion Feasible in Parkinson’s Disease For patients with spinal synovial cysts, the majority who undergo surgery have excellent or good outcomes. (HealthDay News) – For patients ...

Synovial sarcoma (SS) is a rare type of cancer. It affects soft tissues, which connect, support, and surround bones and organs in your body. These may include muscle, fat, blood or lymph vessels, ...

Patients with osteoarthritis were more likely to show Baker’s cysts and synovial hypertrophy in knee ultrasound investigations than patients with rheumatoid arthritis, according to data presented at ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I developed a Baker’s cyst on the back of my knee several months ago. My doctor drained the fluid from it, but now it’s back. What could be causing this? What is the best way to ...