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Meniscal Cyst

MedGen UID:
474275
•Concept ID:
C3272642
•
Finding

Definition

A cyst located at the periphery of the meniscus. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMeniscal Cyst

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Medial meniscocapsular separation: MR imaging criteria and diagnostic pitfalls.
De Maeseneer M, Shahabpour M, Vanderdood K, Van Roy F, Osteaux M
Eur J Radiol 2002 Mar;41(3):242-52. doi: 10.1016/s0720-048x(01)00394-1. PMID: 11861099
Cysts of the medial meniscus. Arthroscopic diagnosis and management.
Mills CA, Henderson IJ
J Bone Joint Surg Br 1993 Mar;75(2):293-8. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.75B2.8444952. PMID: 8444952

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Arthroscopic Management of Giant Meniscal Cysts Among Young Patients: An Average Three-Year MRI Follow-Up.
Li H, Li Z, Li Q, Mei L, Pierre BS, Abdullenur A, Huang T, Wang W, Mao X, Zhu W
Orthop Surg 2022 Aug;14(8):1743-1750. Epub 2022 Jul 11 doi: 10.1111/os.13374. PMID: 35818343Free PMC Article
Comparison of new and old all-inside suture devices in meniscal cyst formation rates after meniscal repair.
Kinoshita T, Hashimoto Y, Nishino K, Nishida Y, Takahashi S, Nakamura H
Int Orthop 2022 Jul;46(7):1563-1571. Epub 2022 Mar 15 doi: 10.1007/s00264-022-05375-4. PMID: 35288769
Prevalence, development, and factors associated with cyst formation after meniscal repair with the all-inside suture device.
Terai S, Hashimoto Y, Yamasaki S, Takahashi S, Shimada N, Nakamura H
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2019 Sep;139(9):1261-1268. Epub 2019 Apr 9 doi: 10.1007/s00402-019-03176-w. PMID: 30968202
Incidence and Risk Factors for Meniscal Cyst After Meniscal Repair.
Nishino K, Hashimoto Y, Nishida Y, Terai S, Takahashi S, Yamasaki S, Nakamura H
Arthroscopy 2019 Apr;35(4):1222-1229. Epub 2019 Mar 11 doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2018.11.039. PMID: 30871908
New observations on meniscal cysts.
Anderson JJ, Connor GF, Helms CA
Skeletal Radiol 2010 Dec;39(12):1187-91. Epub 2010 Jul 31 doi: 10.1007/s00256-010-0993-2. PMID: 20680623

Diagnosis

Arthroscopic Management of Giant Meniscal Cysts Among Young Patients: An Average Three-Year MRI Follow-Up.
Li H, Li Z, Li Q, Mei L, Pierre BS, Abdullenur A, Huang T, Wang W, Mao X, Zhu W
Orthop Surg 2022 Aug;14(8):1743-1750. Epub 2022 Jul 11 doi: 10.1111/os.13374. PMID: 35818343Free PMC Article
Comparison of new and old all-inside suture devices in meniscal cyst formation rates after meniscal repair.
Kinoshita T, Hashimoto Y, Nishino K, Nishida Y, Takahashi S, Nakamura H
Int Orthop 2022 Jul;46(7):1563-1571. Epub 2022 Mar 15 doi: 10.1007/s00264-022-05375-4. PMID: 35288769
New observations on meniscal cysts.
Anderson JJ, Connor GF, Helms CA
Skeletal Radiol 2010 Dec;39(12):1187-91. Epub 2010 Jul 31 doi: 10.1007/s00256-010-0993-2. PMID: 20680623
Tumor-like meniscal cyst.
Roidis N, Zachos V, Basdekis G, Hantes M, Khaldi L, Malizos K
Arthroscopy 2007 Jan;23(1):111.e1-6. Epub 2006 Sep 11 doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2005.08.054. PMID: 17210442
When is a meniscal cyst not a meniscal cyst?
Mountney J, Thomas NP
Knee 2004 Apr;11(2):133-6. doi: 10.1016/S0968-0160(03)00069-3. PMID: 15066626

Therapy

Arthroscopic Treatment of Lateral Meniscal Cyst Causing Peroneal Nerve Injury.
He LZ, Jiang J, Lu F, Teng F, Wu M, Xia Y
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2022 Dec;32(12):SS203-SS205. doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2022.Supp0.SS203. PMID: 36597339
Comparison of new and old all-inside suture devices in meniscal cyst formation rates after meniscal repair.
Kinoshita T, Hashimoto Y, Nishino K, Nishida Y, Takahashi S, Nakamura H
Int Orthop 2022 Jul;46(7):1563-1571. Epub 2022 Mar 15 doi: 10.1007/s00264-022-05375-4. PMID: 35288769
Prevalence, development, and factors associated with cyst formation after meniscal repair with the all-inside suture device.
Terai S, Hashimoto Y, Yamasaki S, Takahashi S, Shimada N, Nakamura H
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2019 Sep;139(9):1261-1268. Epub 2019 Apr 9 doi: 10.1007/s00402-019-03176-w. PMID: 30968202
Incidence and Risk Factors for Meniscal Cyst After Meniscal Repair.
Nishino K, Hashimoto Y, Nishida Y, Terai S, Takahashi S, Yamasaki S, Nakamura H
Arthroscopy 2019 Apr;35(4):1222-1229. Epub 2019 Mar 11 doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2018.11.039. PMID: 30871908
Cyst following meniscal repair.
Kulkarni V, Mulford J
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2012 Nov;20(11):2197-9. Epub 2011 Dec 8 doi: 10.1007/s00167-011-1803-7. PMID: 22159519

Prognosis

Arthroscopic Management of Giant Meniscal Cysts Among Young Patients: An Average Three-Year MRI Follow-Up.
Li H, Li Z, Li Q, Mei L, Pierre BS, Abdullenur A, Huang T, Wang W, Mao X, Zhu W
Orthop Surg 2022 Aug;14(8):1743-1750. Epub 2022 Jul 11 doi: 10.1111/os.13374. PMID: 35818343Free PMC Article
Incidence and Risk Factors for Meniscal Cyst After Meniscal Repair.
Nishino K, Hashimoto Y, Nishida Y, Terai S, Takahashi S, Yamasaki S, Nakamura H
Arthroscopy 2019 Apr;35(4):1222-1229. Epub 2019 Mar 11 doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2018.11.039. PMID: 30871908
New observations on meniscal cysts.
Anderson JJ, Connor GF, Helms CA
Skeletal Radiol 2010 Dec;39(12):1187-91. Epub 2010 Jul 31 doi: 10.1007/s00256-010-0993-2. PMID: 20680623
Clinical and arthroscopic features of meniscal tears and a search for the role of infection in histologically confirmed meniscal mucoid degeneration.
Boya H, Pinar H, Gülay Z, Oktay G, Ozer E
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2004 Jul;12(4):294-9. Epub 2003 Sep 18 doi: 10.1007/s00167-003-0412-5. PMID: 14504719
Arthroscopic treatment of meniscal cysts.
Ryu RK, Ting AJ
Arthroscopy 1993;9(5):591-5. doi: 10.1016/s0749-8063(05)80411-6. PMID: 8280334

Clinical prediction guides

Arthroscopic Management of Giant Meniscal Cysts Among Young Patients: An Average Three-Year MRI Follow-Up.
Li H, Li Z, Li Q, Mei L, Pierre BS, Abdullenur A, Huang T, Wang W, Mao X, Zhu W
Orthop Surg 2022 Aug;14(8):1743-1750. Epub 2022 Jul 11 doi: 10.1111/os.13374. PMID: 35818343Free PMC Article
Meniscus sutures by arthrotomy for a non-transfixing horizontal lesion associated with a cyst.
Orsini NG, Favreau H, Eichler D, Ollivier M, Bonnomet F, Ehlinger M
Int Orthop 2020 Jun;44(6):1071-1076. Epub 2020 Jan 28 doi: 10.1007/s00264-020-04491-3. PMID: 31993712
Is formal decompression necessary for parameniscal cysts associated with meniscal tears?
Kumar NS, Jakoi AM, Swanson CE, Tom JA
Knee 2014 Mar;21(2):501-3. Epub 2013 Dec 1 doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2013.11.015. PMID: 24332831
New observations on meniscal cysts.
Anderson JJ, Connor GF, Helms CA
Skeletal Radiol 2010 Dec;39(12):1187-91. Epub 2010 Jul 31 doi: 10.1007/s00256-010-0993-2. PMID: 20680623
Sonographic detection of Baker's cysts: comparison with MR imaging.
Ward EE, Jacobson JA, Fessell DP, Hayes CW, van Holsbeeck M
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2001 Feb;176(2):373-80. doi: 10.2214/ajr.176.2.1760373. PMID: 11159077

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