Makale Arama

Knee intra-articular injections are frequently used in the treatment of degenerative arthritis. However, it is known that septic arthritis may develop after the application. In this study; it was aimed to investigate the cases of knee septic arthritis occurring after intra-articular injections administered due to degenerative arthritis. Between the years 2010-2015, patients were retrospectively reviewed who treated with the diagnosis of septic arthritis following intra-articular injections due to degenerative knee arthritis. Age, sex, comorbidities, physical examination, white blood cell, sedimentation, CRP, aspirate microscopy and culture results were recorded. The mean age was 60 years (range, 46-74 years) of 12 patients (7 females, 5 males). The mean white blood cell count was 12.69 (range, 8.92-15.87) billion cells/L. The mean sedimentation rate was 50 (range, 35-100) mm/hour. The mean C-Reactive Protein level was 25.9 (range, 16-35.3) mg/L. Staphylococcus aureus was isolated in three patients. In other patients, no causative pathogen was not isolated. All patients underwent surgical debridement. Although intraarticular injections are not totally safe, it can provide clinical improvement in patients in the short term. However, given the longterm effects and complications that may occur after application in the early stages of treatment of osteoarthritis, we believe that other treatments should be tried first.

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of intraarticular administration of sufentanil and morphine on postoperative pain and analgesic requirements after artroscopic knee procedures. Material and Method: Sixty patients scheduled for artroscopic knee surgery were randomised into three groups. A standart general anesthesia was used for all patients At the end the surgery , before the artroscope was removed the following solutions were administerd in 20 ml of normal saline. Group I:(n:20) 20 ml normal saline, Group II:(n:20) 10mg sufentanil, Group III:(n:20) 2 mg morphine. Awaken time of the patients was estimated as time 0 and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scores were assesed. IV PCA (Patient Controlled Analgesia) was given as tramadol. The PCA deliveries at 30 min, 2 hours, 12 hours and 24 hours and total tramadol requirements for 24 hours were noted. Result: VAS scores were significantly lower in group II(p< 0.05). The consumption of tramadol at 30 min was also lower in group II when compared to group I and group III (p<0.05). Intraarticular sufentanil significantly reduced the postoperative consumption of analgesics (p<0.05). Conclusion: As a result we concluded that intraarticular sufentanil using in artroscopic knee procedures is simple, effective, safe and well tolerated analgesic techinique. This study showed that the onset of analgesia was faster and stronger with intraarticular sufentanil.

Aim: Lipoma arborescens is a rare intra-articular disease whose etiopatogenesis remains unknown.It was the aim to describe the radiological findings and to discuss the differential diagnosis. Case Report: Lipoma arborescens is a lesion characterized by the replacement of the subsynovial tissue by fat cells giving rise to a villous proliferation. It commonly affects the knee. Accurate diagnosis is important for surgical treatment. A 34-year-old patient who was suffering from a pain in his knee joint was examined by convansional radiography, computerized tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. The lesion was diagnosed as lipoma arborescens especially with magnetic resonance imaging. Conclusion: The characteristic MR features of lipoma arborescens which has nonspecific clinical findings allows an accurate diagnosis.