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Knee Effusion

Aka: Knee Effusion

See Also
1. Knee Exam
Causes
1. See Knee Effusion Causes
Signs
1. Swollen knee assumes 15-25 degree resting position
2. Landmarks of anterior knee obscured by fluid
3. Knee Bulge Sign
4. Ballottable Patella Sign
Labs
1. See Synovial Fluid
References
1. Johnson (2000) Am Fam Physician 61(8): 2391-400

Knee joint effusion (C0343166)
Concepts	Pathologic Function (T046)
ICD10	M25.46, M25.469
SnomedCT	156577006, 202381003, 202368005
English	KNEE EFFUSION, knee effusion, effusion in knee, Knee effusion, effusion in knee (physical finding), KNEE JOINT EFFUSION, Effusion, knee, Effusion, unspecified knee, knee joint effusion, effusion joint knee, effusion knee, effusion of knee, effusions knee, Knee joint effusion, Effusion of knee, Knee joint effusion (disorder)
Dutch	vochtophoping in knie
French	Epanchement du genou
German	Erguss am Knie
Italian	Versamento nel ginocchio, Versamento del ginocchio
Portuguese	Derrame no joelho, Derrame do joelho
Spanish	Derrame de rodilla, Knee joint effusion, derrame de la articulación de la rodilla (trastorno), derrame de la articulación de la rodilla
Japanese	膝関節滲出液, ｼﾂｶﾝｾﾂｼﾝｼｭﾂｴｷ, ﾋｻﾞｶﾝｾﾂｼﾝｼｭﾂｴｷ
Czech	Výpotek kolene
Hungarian	Térd fluidum, Térd effúziója
Sources	Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

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