Anterior approach - aspiration or injection of the knee joint
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Anterior Approach to injection of the knee joint
Based on contributions from Dr Elspeth Wise and Dr Alan Walker on behalf of the Primary Care Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Medicine Society
- the patient is sat on a couch with their lower leg hanging down
- the tibial plateau and patella tendon should be identified
- the needle can be inserted either laterally or medially to the patella tendon about a finger-tips breadth above the tibial plateau
- the needle is directed postero-medially when injecting laterally to the tendon or postero-laterally if injecting from a medial approach
Anterior approach to injection of knee joint - showing both medial and lateral approaches:
Anterior approach to knee joint injection - medial to patellar tendon
Anterior approach to knee injection - showing needle tip position
Anterior injection of the Knee Joint. View with medial femoral condyle removed:
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