DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m 80 and in very good physical shape. I walk 10-20 miles or more on hiking trails weekly, even though I have a pacemaker. I fell down our stairs hauling boxes and hurt my knee. I ...

Dear Dr. Donohue - About four months ago, a bulge appeared behind my right knee. I saw a doctor. He poked around and finally said it was a cyst. He told me to put a hot, wet towel on it. I did this ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: I have a Baker's cyst in my right knee. It has been drained twice and recurred. Are there any other treatments for it? DEAR READER: I discussed your question with my colleague, Dr.

Q: What is a Baker's cyst, and what is the best way to get rid of it? A: A Baker's cyst is a collection of fluid behind the knee. It was named after a British surgeon, William Baker, who described ...

Dear Dr. Gott: I was bothered by a large Baker's cyst after an injury to my left knee. I needed surgery to repair my knee, and my doctor said the cyst would disappear on its own after my knee got ...

Dear Dr. Gott: Four months ago, I injured my arthritic knee while getting into a car. I thought I had twisted it or strained a ligament because it hurt so much at the time. I was told I needed to go ...