
19/07/2025
Performing Joint Aspiration @(Knee)@
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1. Position the patient comfortably to access the effusion.
2. Clean the knee with povidone-iodine for 10 minutes, covering 2–3 inches above and below the knee.
3. Draping is optional but reduces infection risk.
4. Prepare a sterile field with necessary equipment (syringes, needles, hemostat, sterile cup).
5. Don sterile gloves, drape if desired, and locate the superior pole of the patella.
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6. Identify joint space by palpating for fluid lateral to the patella.
7. Prepare 3–5 mL of 1% lidocaine with a 25-gauge needle for anesthesia.
8. Mark entry at the lateral patella margin intersecting the superior patella line. Inject lidocaine subcutaneously at a 45° sagittal and 30° frontal angle, directing caudally.
9. Advance the needle to desired depth, aspirating for blood to confirm placement.
10. Administer anesthesia while withdrawing the needle.
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11. Replace with an 18-gauge needle attached to a 20–30 mL syringe.
12. Insert the needle medially and caudally at 45° lateral and 30° caudal angles. Aspirate synovial fluid as the needle enters the joint space behind the patella.
Dr. Mohammad Samim Sardar