Efficacy of Lavage by Tube under Local Anesthesia versus Arthroscopic Treatment of Acute Septic Arthritis of Native Knee.

ABSTRACT: Although arthroscopic treatment is a minimally invasive surgery that effectively treats septic arthritis of the knee joint, it requires general or regional anesthesia. This study aimed to compare the clinical results of lavage after tube insertion versus arthroscopic treatment. Patients treated with arthroscopic treatment were included in group I (n = 76), while those treated with lavage by tube were included in group II (n = 34). We investigated the following in all patients: demographics, underlying disorders, initial serum white blood cell (WBC) count, C-reactive protein (CRP) level, synovial fluid WBC and polymorphonuclear cell counts, causative organism, initial Kellgren-Lawrence grade, lavage number, interventional delay, hospitalization days, CRP normalization time, an

SUBMITTER: Oh BH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9914019 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature