title: That bloody knee! Dealing with an organized hemarthrosis.
abstract: The decision to manage an organized hemarthrosis conservatively or surgically is difficult and still controversial, especially in the postoperative patient compared with the trauma patient. We describe a cheap, effective, and readily available technique for the surgeon who elects for a surgical solution to this problem using a Karman catheter (Rocket Medical PLC, Watford, UK) during arthroscopy to complete an irrigation and vacuum circuit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Mid Stafford General Hospital NHS Trust, Stafford, England. pjr67@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Philip J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Roger H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Wade
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Travlos
mesh_terms: D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D002404:Catheterization; D006395:Hemarthrosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000379:methods