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Fig. 1 | Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics

Fig. 1

From: Bacterial arthritis of native joints can be successfully managed with needle arthroscopy

Fig. 1

With a stepwise approach (A), needle arthroscopic lavage of a suspected native joint bacterial arthritis (B) results in a clear joint (C). Local anaesthesia is described, yet all other steps equally apply to general or regional anaesthetic procedures. Intra-articular images B (before lavage) and C (after lavage) were taken from the same anterolateral portal in the same right knee. F indicates the femur, T indicates the tibia, M indicates the meniscus

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