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Diagnostic aspiration of gout as well as inflammatory and septic arthritis Palliative aspiration for relief of tense effusion Treatment of inflammatory and degenerative arthritis The knee joint is a large-volume synovial joint with a potential volume in excess of 120 ml. The medial and lateral compartments of the tibiofemoral articulation and the patellofemoral joint form a single synovium-lined cavity, which extends superiorly as the suprapatellar pouch. While there are many techniques to access the knee joint, the most commonly employed and straightforward is the retropatellar approach. A medial or lateral approach can be utilized as it is convenient and few local structures are at risk.
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Harwood, P., Giannoudis, P.V. (2011). Knee Joint. In: Giannoudis, P. (eds) Practical Procedures in Orthopedic Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-817-1_13
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