23 April 2024: Clinical Research
Enhanced Surgical Outcomes of Popliteal Cyst Excision: A Retrospective Study Comparing Arthroscopic Debridement with and without Methylene Blue Injection
Zheng Zhou 1A* , Jianhai Hu 1C* , Min Zhu 1BCE* , Jianing Yu 1A , Wei Liu 2E , Sudan Xu 3F* , Peng Wu 2G*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.941102
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e941102
Figure 1 Surgical procedure. (A, B) The posterior medial approach is established under the knee quadratus. (C) The medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle (arrow) and semembranosus is exposed after excision of the capsular crease. (D) The popliteal cyst (arrow) can be exposed posteriorly medial to the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle, which is very faint and difficult to see without methylene blue staining.