Skip to main content

Lund University Publications

LUND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

Measurement of synovial fluid volume using albumin dilution upon intraarticular saline injection

Geborek, Pierre LU ; Saxne, Tore LU ; Heinegård, Dick LU and Wollheim, Frank LU (1988) In Journal of Rheumatology 15(1). p.91-94
Abstract
A simple method for measuring synovial fluid (SF) volume is described. The degree of dilution of SF albumin after intraarticular injection of a defined volume of saline was used to calculate residual SF volume. Good correlation between calculated and aspirated SF volume was found for knee joint exudates. The method is simple, requires no radioactive tracer and should be useful in quantitative studies involving SF pathophysiology. Interestingly, the major portion of the SF could be directly aspirated, since residual volumes were small in comparison.
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
author
; ; and
organization
publishing date
type
Contribution to journal
publication status
published
subject
in
Journal of Rheumatology
volume
15
issue
1
pages
91 - 94
publisher
Journal of Rheumatology Publishing Company Limited
external identifiers
  • pmid:3280796
  • scopus:0023931347
ISSN
0315-162X
language
English
LU publication?
yes
id
4fd4e6a7-0669-4ab2-a5a2-2fefd40975bc (old id 1104262)
date added to LUP
2016-04-01 12:30:20
date last changed
2021-01-10 04:29:22
@article{4fd4e6a7-0669-4ab2-a5a2-2fefd40975bc,
  abstract     = {{A simple method for measuring synovial fluid (SF) volume is described. The degree of dilution of SF albumin after intraarticular injection of a defined volume of saline was used to calculate residual SF volume. Good correlation between calculated and aspirated SF volume was found for knee joint exudates. The method is simple, requires no radioactive tracer and should be useful in quantitative studies involving SF pathophysiology. Interestingly, the major portion of the SF could be directly aspirated, since residual volumes were small in comparison.}},
  author       = {{Geborek, Pierre and Saxne, Tore and Heinegård, Dick and Wollheim, Frank}},
  issn         = {{0315-162X}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{91--94}},
  publisher    = {{Journal of Rheumatology Publishing Company Limited}},
  series       = {{Journal of Rheumatology}},
  title        = {{Measurement of synovial fluid volume using albumin dilution upon intraarticular saline injection}},
  volume       = {{15}},
  year         = {{1988}},
}