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Bone Chips in the Knee (Osteochondritis Dissecans) Osteochondritis dissecans is a knee problem caused by an injury to the bones or cartilage of the knee joint. The cartilage covering the femur (thighbone) or patella (kneecap) is usually affected. (Cartilage is the tissue that lines and cushions the surface of the joints.) Fragments or chips of bone or cartilage may come loose and float around in the knee joint.
A Baker's cyst, also known as a popliteal cyst, is a benign swelling of the semimembranosus or more rarely some other synovial bursa found behind the knee joint.It is named after the surgeon who first described it, William Morrant Baker (1838â1896).aker's cyst (popliteal cyst) is located behind the knee and is a swelling of the popliteal bursa. In this image, the Baker's cyst is the yellowish bulbous tissue which was identified during routine dissection.