There are several kinds of joint effusion in the knee joint.
One is because of traumatic joint effusion.
The second is synovial fluid such as synovitis caused by arthritis.
Third, there are rheumatism, rheumatoid arthritis and gouty arthritis.
Four, clinical common purulent knee arthritis bacterial infection.
Treatment of knee joint effusion
1. Puncture therapy When joint effusion and tension are high, joint puncture can be performed to completely drain the effusion and hematocele, and sodium hyaluronate is injected into the joint cavity. Sodium hyaluronate is the main component of joint synovial fluid. Studies have shown that various pathological changes of arthritis are closely related to its reduction and changes in physical and chemical properties. Injection of sodium hyaluronate has the following effects: covering the surface of articular cartilage can protect articular cartilage and prevent or delay further degeneration; Protecting joint synovium and removing pain-causing substances can obviously relieve pain; Improve joint contracture and increase joint mobility; Can improve synovial fluid of degenerative joints.
2. Drug therapy
In the acute stage, the treatment of synovial injury and blood stasis is mainly based on removing blood stasis and promoting tissue regeneration and detumescence, and Notoginseng is taken orally. Chronic retention of water and dampness and muscle weakness are treated by expelling wind and eliminating dampness, strengthening tendons and bones, taking Notopterygium Shi Sheng decoction orally and dog skin ointment externally; If the cold pathogen is strong, it can also dispel cold, dispel wind and remove dampness.
3. Fixation and acrobatic therapy
You should stay in bed early, raise the affected limb, and use elastic bandages to compress it. It is forbidden to bear weight. During the treatment, the quadriceps femoris can be exercised to relax and contract, and the knee flexion and extension exercise should be strengthened in the later stage, which has a positive effect on eliminating joint effusion, preventing quadriceps femoris from muscular atrophy, preventing synovitis from recurring and restoring knee flexion and extension function.
4. Chinese medicine plaster therapy
Clinically, the plaster has a high consistency, high content of active ingredients, slow precipitation speed, lasting effect and a series of advantages.