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Enhanced Arthrocentesis Of The Flexed Knee With Pneumatic Compression, Sumir Brahmbhatt, Maheswari Muruganandam, Ahsan Iqbal, David Cisneros, Adnan Kiani, Nicole Suzanne Emil, Sharon Nunez, William Hayward, Philip Band, Wilmer Sibbitt Jr.
Enhanced Arthrocentesis Of The Flexed Knee With Pneumatic Compression, Sumir Brahmbhatt, Maheswari Muruganandam, Ahsan Iqbal, David Cisneros, Adnan Kiani, Nicole Suzanne Emil, Sharon Nunez, William Hayward, Philip Band, Wilmer Sibbitt Jr.
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Background/Objective: To explore an alternative to standard extended knee arthrocentesis using pneumatic compression of the flexed knee.
Methods: Using a paired sample design, 41 consecutive effusive knees underwent arthrocentesis in the flexed knee position first without and then with pneumatic compression of suprapatellar bursa. Arthrocentesis success and fluid yield in milliliters (ml) were measured. For comparison 41 consecutive patients who had undergone extended knee arthrocentesis without and with compression were also studied.
Results: Successful diagnostic arthrocentesis (≥ 3 ml) of the effusive flexed knee was 85% (35/41) without compression and increased significantly to 100% (41/41) with pneumatic compression (p=0.027). Synovial …