For knee joint effusion, the treatments that can be taken include conservative treatment and non-conservative treatment. According to the different conditions of joint effusion, different means can be taken, and often can achieve good therapeutic effect, generally there is no so-called simplest “local methods”.
1. Conservative treatment: When there is only a small amount of fluid in the joint cavity (less than 100 milliliters), and there are no other obvious symptoms, the patient can be observed and treated conservatively.
2. Non-conservative treatment: Including joint fluid extraction, joint irrigation, closed joints and other means. When the amount of fluid accumulation is greater than 100 ml, joint aspiration can be taken.
For joint effusion caused by infection, it is necessary to use antibiotics such as gentamicin to irrigate the joint cavity and apply antibiotics systemically; for effusion caused by non-infectious reasons, it is possible to close the joint cavity to inhibit synovial reaction and reduce the formation of effusion, and it is necessary to inject Lidocaine and Triamcinolone acetonide into the joint cavity.
The first thing you should do is to go to a medical institution to find out the cause of the knee joint effusion, and then treat it accordingly, and do not believe in folk remedies, so as not to miss the opportunity of treatment.