Joint Fluid Pressure in Chronic Knee Effusions
Open Access
- 1 March 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Annals Of The Rheumatic Diseases
- Vol. 22 (2), 106-109
- https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.22.2.106
Abstract
A method for measuring pressure in chronic knee-joint effusions in supine and erect positions is described. Resting values varied from 6 to 33 mm Hg. All showed a marked increase increase with quadriceps contraction, and majority showed an increase on weight bearing.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Prevailing interstitial pressures in the lower limbsJournal of Allergy, 1960
- VIII. Über den negativen Luftdruck im GelenkraumDeutsche Zeitschrift für Chirurgie, 1929