I can only walk to the mailbox, and I’m in a lot of pain. -- J.E. ANSWER: A Baker’s cyst is a fluid-filled sac behind the knee. In older adults, they are nearly always a result of knee damage.

How long will this last? What can be done?" A Baker's cyst is a sac filled with fluid located behind the knee. They're quite common, typically affecting people between the ages of 35 and 70.

The mild Baker’s cyst is nothing to worry about. However, the patient needs to understand that the Baker’s cyst is only a symptom of inflammation elsewhere in the knee and is not a primary ...

by Anthony L. Komaroff, M.D. Jun 15, 2012 Jun 15, 2012 0 MRI MAY FIND CAUSE OF RECURRING BAKER'S CYST ...

Q: Over the past eight months, I have suffered from numbness in my right foot. On occasion, the problem goes slightly above my knee. I have seen four different medical ...