What causes a Baker’s cyst?
What causes a Baker’s cyst?
Usually some sort of knee trauma or direct blow to the knee may cause this type of swelling. Often this may be due to a sports injury, but there are a number of other causes, such as osteoarthritis (joint wear and tear), Rheumatoid arthritis (a systemic inflammation of joints caused by the immune system attacking itself), or Gout (a specific type of reactive systemic arthritis which is caused by excess uric acid in the blood stream).