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How does a orthopedic know if there is an infection in the knee joint?
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Suspicion/tests: The results of an exam & tests (cbc, crp, sed rate) often lead to suspicion about infection in a joint. A needle aspiration & lab examination of joint fluid is often the best way to be sure.
Answered 3/17/2013
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Aspiration: The best way is to get a sample of fluid from inside the knee joint and test it for white blood cells and send the fluid for a culture to see if a bacteria grows.
Answered 7/26/2016
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Symptoms: Symptoms and findings include redness, warmth, fevers, swelling and effusions, and pain with movement of knee, painful or enlarged lymph modes.....Ultimately proved be aspirating knee and looking under a microscope and growing cultures.
Answered 1/25/2015
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