Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a very common disease in our society which stems from repetitive stress on the hands and wrists. Over time this leads to inflammation and swelling of an area of our wrist called the carpal tunnel. The structures that run through the carpal tunnel are flexor tendons (flexes fingers and wrists)…
A 57 year old lady presents with 2 months of ongoing posterior (behind) knee pain which only came on after she had surgery to remove a large Baker’s cyst which was causing her pain and discomfort. Normally these fluid filled cysts are left alone or just aspirated +/- steroid injection. A Baker’s cyst usually occurs…
