Can Diagnostic and Therapeutic Arthrocentesis Be Successfully Performed in the Flexed Knee?

• Published in: Journal of clinical rheumatology Vol. 24; no. 6; p. 295
• Main Authors: Yaqub, Sabeen, Sibbitt, Jr, Wilmer L, Band, Philip A, Bennett, James F, Emil, N Suzanne, Fangtham, Monthida, Fields, Roderick A, Hayward, William A, Kettwich, Scarlett K, Roldan, Luis P, Bankhurst, Arthur D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2018
• Subjects: Aged; Arthrocentesis - adverse effects; Arthrocentesis - methods; Female; Humans; Knee Joint - physiopathology; Knee Joint - surgery; Male; Middle Aged; Osteoarthritis, Knee - diagnosis; Osteoarthritis, Knee - physiopathology; Osteoarthritis, Knee - surgery; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Pain, Procedural - diagnosis; Pain, Procedural - prevention & control; Patient Positioning - methods; Quality Improvement

The objective of this study was to determine whether the extended or flexed knee positioning was superior for arthrocentesis and whether the flexed knee positioning could be improved by mechanical compression. Fifty-five clinically effusive knees underwent arthrocentesis in a quality improvement int...