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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1959;41:167-174.
© 1959 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

The Practical Importance of Synovial- Fluid Analysis

J. George Furey M.D.1, William S. Clark M.D.1, and Katherine L. Brine A.B.1

1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and the Arthritis Service, University Hospitals, Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland

Synovial-fluid analysis is of practical importance in the differential diagnosis of joint disease. The separation of cases of severe inflammatory response from those of basic traumatic and degenerative etiology can be readily accomplished. With the aid of these tests, early diagnosis of the nature of the arthritis is often possible.


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