Painful knee

Fever and a painful knee.

* haemoglobin 12 g/dl * haematocrit 38 * white blood cells 12 x 109/1 * neutrophils 880 * reticulocytes 500 * blood urea nitrogen 7.5 mmol/l * serum creatinine 160 imol/l * serum bilirubin 21 tLmol/I * urine: appearance: cloudy protein 1 + 15 white blood cells + four red blood cells/high power field * X-ray (chest, abdomen, right knee): normal * serum electrolytes, phosphorus, glucose, hepatic ...

Painful knee prosthesis: surgical approach.

There are many conditions that may be responsible of a painful knee prosthesis. The possible causes are not always easily diagnosed. Common causes of prosthetic failure, such as aseptic loosening, infection, instability, progressive patellar arthropathy and recurrent synovitis are associated with clearly defined radiographic and/or clinical evidence. Prosthetic infection should always be consid...

Systematic Analysis of Painful Total Knee Prosthesis, a Diagnostic Algorithm

[SECOT consensus on painful knee replacement].

The opinions of 21 experts in knee surgery were evaluated in this study, using a DELPHI questionnaire method in two successive rounds, on 64 controversial scenarios that covered both the diagnosis and possible treatment of painful knee replacements. The level of consensus was significantly unanimous in 42 items and of the design in 5, with no agreement in 17 of the questions presented. light of...

systematic analysis of painful total knee prosthesis, a diagnostic algorithm

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