The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol 57, Issue 8 1119-1123, Copyright © 1975 by Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
The functional treatment of pyogenic arthritis of the adult knee
A Ballard, WE Burkhalter, GW Mayfield, E Dehne and PW Brown
A method of treatment of pyogenic arthritis of the adult knee employing
wide open arthrotomy and early active motion, as well as synovectomy in
some knees, was used in thirty-four patients with pyogenic arthritis of the
knee. Of these patients, sixteen had a good result, twelve had a fair
result, and six had a poor result. This method of treatment was used as a
salvage procedure in most of the patients, but may have more general
application in the treatment of pyogenic arthritis of the knee.