Work
He wrote a number of articles on bone and joint problems. He became regarded as an expert in renal surgery, particularly nephrolitomy. He first described the knee joint problem Baker's cyst which is named after him, as are Baker's cannula, a flexible tracheal cannula and Baker's disease a defect of the periarticular ligaments. Baker's other major contribution was his original description in 1873 of a kind of infective dermatitis known today as erysipeloid.
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