Treatment of traumatic effusion of the knee-joint

ABSTRACT

Seventy-three consecutive patients with traumatic effusion of the knee joint of unknown aetiology were treated by aspiration and systemic cortisone [Group I], aspiration and intraarticular cortisone [Group II] or aspiration and immobilisation in plaster of Paris cylinder [Group III]. Group I and II made earlier recovery than group III. Cases with severe effusion whatever the colour of aspirate lagged behind