 |  | Current Procedures: Pediatrics Part II. Procedures by Organ System > Section 9. Musculoskeletal System > Chapter 54. ArthrocentesisBradley Dunlap, MD, John F. Sarwark, MD | |
Topics Discussed: arthrocentesis; aspiration of ankle joint; aspiration of knee joint; knee joint; knee region; musculoskeletal system; synovial fluid; synovial fluid examination.
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| |  Skin or soft tissue infection (eg, cellulitis,
septic bursitis) because there is an increased risk of causing a
septic joint.
Corticosteroid injection into a known or suspected septic joint. |
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