The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol 67, Issue 9 1336-1339, Copyright © 1985 by Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Normal human synovial fluid: osmolality and exercise-induced changes
M Baumgarten, RD Bloebaum, SD Ross, P Campbell and A Sarmiento
We measured the osmolality of human synovial fluid in the knees of healthy
young adults following minimum activity and exercise. These results were
compared with each subject's blood-serum osmolality. The synovial fluid was
hyperosmolal with minimum activity, decreasing to blood-serum levels after
exercise.