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Benign anterior knee cyst in early childhood
1Department of Orthopaedics, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery
|December 16, 1997
Abstract
Background:
Anterolateral knee cysts are not uncommon in the first 7 years of life, but have not been described in the literature.
Methods:
Four patients presenting with an asymptomatic lump on the anterolateral joint line were reviewed.
Results:
The lump remains asymptomatic.
Conclusions:
Anterolateral knee cysts of childhood are benign and do not require treatment. Their cause is conjectural.
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