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  • Title: Knee effusions.
    Author: McGahan JP, Shoji H.
    Journal: J Fam Pract; 1977 Jan; 4(1):141-4. PubMed ID: 401861.
    Abstract:
    There are many questions concerning knee effusions and the basic diagnostic approach to them. The case of a young female with gonococcal arthritis presenting to the Emergency Room with an isolated knee effusion is discussed. From the errors in diagnosis of this case, a basic outline in the approach and work-up of a knee effusion is detailed, including history and physical examination, and the use of synovial fluid analysis as a further diagnostic aid. Procedural instructions and contraindications for knee arthrocentesis are given, as well as data related to interpretation of pertinent laboratory findings of synovial fluid in disease states.
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