Case Report
Year: 2019 | Month: November | Volume: 9 | Issue: 11 | Pages: 147-149
Management of Acute Compartment Syndrome of Leg Secondary to Ruptured Baker’s Cyst by Aspiration of Knee Joint
Dr Praise Briggs1, Mr Yathin Das2
1Trust Grade Core Trainee, Surgery Department, 2Associate Specialist, Trauma and Orthopaedics,
North Devon District Hospital, Barnstaple, EX31 4JB, United Kingdom
Corresponding Author: Dr Praise Briggs
ABSTRACT
Compartment syndrome in the leg is usually treated by emergency fasciotomy. We present a case of a 57 year old man who presented with signs of acute compartment syndrome of leg secondary to a ruptured Baker’s Cyst. This was managed with aspiration of his knee joint. Following this the pain and neurology in the entire leg improved, calf was no longer tense. This case demonstrates that compartment syndrome caused by ruptured Bakers cyst can be treated by a simple percutaneous needle aspiration of the knee joint.
Keywords: Compartment syndrome, ruptured Baker’s cyst, aspiration, knee joint