Date palm thorn synovitis
| Autor: | E. B. S. Ramanathan, C. P. J. Luiz |
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| Rok vydání: | 1990 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Knee Joint medicine.medical_treatment Therapeutic irrigation Synovectomy Wounds Penetrating Full recovery Synovitis medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Child Therapeutic Irrigation Arthrotomy business.industry Synovial Membrane Plants medicine.disease Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Child Preschool Drainage Female Ankle business Palm Ankle Joint |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume. 72(3) |
| ISSN: | 0301-620X |
| Popis: | We have reviewed seven cases of synovitis caused by date palm thorns, six involving the knee and one the ankle. Five were satisfactorily treated by thorough irrigation of the joint with normal saline, but two required arthrotomy and synovectomy. All made a full recovery. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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