title: [Aseptic inflammatory reaction in surgery of the knee (author's transl)].
abstract: The author reports 15 cases which show the clinical and laboratory characteristics and treatment of the aseptic inflammatory reaction observed after operation on the knee. It should be carefully distinguished from pyogenic arthritis; the clinical signs and the appearance of the synovial fluid are identical. Only laboratory examination permits ones to distinguish them, by the presence or absence of bacteria. This is a benign complication which becomes cured within a few days by common medical anti-inflammatory treatment. The danger is confusion with septic arthritis and the choice of inappropriate treatment, which often causes severe sequelae of even secondary infection. The true cause of this complication which in every way resembles acute inflammatory rheumatism, remains unknown.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D007717:Knee / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010653:Phenylbutazone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D010653:Phenylbutazone
vernacular_title: La réaction inflammatoire aseptique en chirurgie du genou.