摘要 |
Out-patient knee lavage is performed by use of a kit comprising:A. Means for preparing the knee joint for lavage;B. An optional surgical drape;C. A first needle and a first syringe containing a first local anesthesia;D. A second needle and second syringe containing a second local anesthesia; andE. A third syringe adapted to fitting the second needle, the third syringe containing a lavage fluid.The knee lavage is performed by:1. Cleansing the knee joint and, preferably, covering it with a surgical drape;2. Applying the first local anesthesia superficially to the joint to create a wheat;3. Injecting through the wheal the second local anesthesia into the knee joint; and4. Performing the lavage on the knee joint without removing the second needle from the knee joint.
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