title: Intraarticular pressures in a gravity-fed arthroscopy fluid delivery system.
abstract: Seven consecutive patients undergoing arthroscopic surgery in a gravity-fed fluid delivery system were studied. The average minimum adequate intraarticular pressure (MAIP) was 55 mm Hg. The height of a saline bag above the knee necessary to achieve this average MAIP was 75 cm. There was a positive correlation between diastolic blood pressure and the minimum adequate intraarticular pressure in this study. There was no positive correlation between systolic blood pressure and the MAIP.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Lehigh Valley Hospital Center, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Arangio
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Kostelnik
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006112:Gravitation; D006801:Humans; D007596:Joints / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011312:Pressure; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D012965:Sodium Chloride