Hygroma of the knee joint

According to the frequency of the hygroma, the knee joint takes the "honorable" second place after the hygroma of the hand. This ailment is a benign neoplasm that appears from the synovial membrane of the joint or tendon.

Causes of hygroma of the knee joint

More often than usual, such an ailment occurs in athletes, teachers and representatives of other professions, who for the most part spend their time on their feet. Despite the fact that he is mostly exposed to adults, he does not bypass the hygroma of the knee joint and children.

The main causes of this disease include:

Treatment of hygroma of the knee joint

Conditionally, all manipulations aimed at reducing the size of education or the complete destruction of the hygroma, can be represented as follows:

If the condition is too neglected, only surgical intervention will help. This radical method minimizes the likelihood of relapse. The most operative intervention lasts about half an hour and is performed under local anesthesia.

When puncturing inside the "cone," an elongated needle inserted into the empty syringe is inserted and the accumulated liquid is pumped out. Then the anti-inflammatory or other maximally effective drug in this case is injected into the remaining shell. Next, a sterile bandage is applied to the site of the puncture of the tissues, and the patient is given a course of antibiotics.

As a rule, with the initial degree of hygroma of the knee joint, treatment is performed without surgery. Depending on the state of the ailment, the doctor may prescribe paraffin or mud applications or electrophoresis to the patient.

As ancillary ways of treating knee hygroma, folk remedies are used. Elegant compresses are effective in alcohol . They are made from a 60% solution of alcohol, into which a piece of gauze is dipped. This compress is applied to the affected knee hygroma. A layer of cotton wool is applied on top, then polyethylene and all this is fixed by means of elastic or usual bandage. Keep such a compress the whole night.