Newest Knowledge of the Knee Joint Meniscus--General Orthopaedics

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Knee: Pyarthrosis of the Knee: Treatment Considerations. Lane-John-G. Falahee-Mark-H. Wojtys-Edward-M. Hankin-Fred-M. Kaufer-Herbert. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 1990 Mar. 252. pp 198-204. Patients with pyarthrosis of the knee can be effectively managed by several different methods. A retrospective review of patients with the diagnosis of septic arthritis of the knee was undertaken to determine the efficacy of two different treatment programs. Multiple-needle arthrocentesis was contrasted with formal arthrotomy drainage. In this series, patients with a longer than three-day history of a knee pyarthrosis and those with Staphylococcus aureus or enteric gram-negative organisms on culture benefited from open drainage procedures in lieu of repeated aspiration techniques.