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There is almost no literature describing the management and rationale for intervention for posttraumatic, extra-articular synovial cysts of the knee. We describe the very rare case of a 45-year-old blind man who developed chronic knee pain after a traumatic injury. He was found to have a giant, posttraumatic, true synovial cyst of the knee in an extra-articular location and migrating down the anterior compartment. The surgical management, potential complications, and rationale for intervention are discussed.
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Carr, J.A., Carr, S.E.W. Giant Synovial Cyst of the Anterior Compartment: An Unusual Cause of Chronic Knee Pain After Trauma. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 35, 71–73 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-008-8020-1
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