What Is a Baker’s Cyst

Damage to the knee joint can cause a lump behind the knee

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If you’re feeling fullness at the back of your knee that makes it difficult to straighten the knee all the way you may have a popliteal, or Baker’s, cyst—named for William Morrant Baker, who first described the condition.

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