Clinical examination, ultrasound assessment and aspiration of knee effusion in primary knee osteoarthritis patients

Clinical examination, ultrasound assessment and aspiration of knee effusion in primary knee osteoarthritis patients

Abstract Background To assess the diagnostic performance of clinical examination and ultrasound (US) assessment of knee effusion in primary knee osteoarthritis (KOA) patients. Furthermore, the success rate for effusion aspiration and the factors related to it were investigated. Methods This cross-se...

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Main Authors: Noha Abdelhalim Elsawy, Aya Hanafy Ibrahiem, Gihan Abdellatif Younis, Marwa Ahmed Meheissen, Yousra Hisham Abdel-Fattah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-06-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Subjects:
Knee osteoarthritis
Effusion
Clinical examination
Ultrasound
Aspiration
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-023-03891-6

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