If you have pain behind the knee, and it’s limiting your flexion, there’s a good chance it’s a Baker’s cyst. These are benign collections of fluid. The build up of fluid is what prevents bending of the knee. Under normal circumstances, fluids come and go but when there is an inflammatory process such as a meniscus tear or arthritis, and it exceeds the rate of evacuation of fluid, you get a cyst.

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