Knee joint effusion

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard ◉ ◈

Diagnosis certain

Citation, DOI, disclosures and case data

Citation:

Gaillard F, Knee joint effusion. Case study, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 31 May 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-2696

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-2696

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https://radiopaedia.org/cases/2696

rID:

2696

Disclosures:

At the time the case was submitted for publication Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.

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Case published:

15 May 2008

Revisions:

3 times, by 1 contributor - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Musculoskeletal

Tags:

knee

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x-ray

Lateral

A sizable knee joint effusion is present. Note the absence of a fluid-fluid level, which would indicate a lipohemarthrosis, and suggest a cortical breach/fracture.

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RAL-1001 by Julie-Marthe Grenier ◉
CHR 664L 9: Knee by jtaylordacbr
MSK by Huda Fazli
BBH Med Students - Skeletal x-ray pathology by Henry Knipe ◉ ◈
Rotorua Teaching - Knee by Barbara Hochstein ◉
DI3203 by Tania pringle
CMCC DI Mod 10 by Varsha Kumar
UQ Radiology video tutorial: MSK: Joint effusion by Craig Hacking ◉ ◈

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