Arthrocentesis, Knee: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

joint aspiration, joint tap, joint injection, arthrocentesis of the knee, knee arthrocentesis, knee joint tap, knee injection, knee steroid injection, knee joint aspiration, synovial fluid aspiration, arthritis, septic effusion, monoarticular arthritis, septic arthritis, joint effusion, intra-articular fracture, ligamentous tear, crystal arthropathy, effusion aspiration, septic joint, joint space, parapatellar approach, suprapatellar approach, infrapatellar approach, dry tap, synovium, fluid analysis, synovial fluid

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Gil Z Shlamovitz, MD, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine; Attending Physician, Emergency Department, Windham Community Memorial Hospital, Willimantic, CT; Attending Physician, Emergency Department, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
Gil Z Shlamovitz, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine and American College of Emergency Physicians
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