Knee effusion. What's going on?

Knee effusion refers to knee joint effusion, which may be caused by injury, inflammation, infection, metabolic disorders, etc.

1. Injury to the

knee joint, such as sprain, bruise or excessive use, may cause damage to the tissues in the joint and cause effusion.

2. Inflammatory

arthritis, synovitis and other inflammatory diseases can cause excessive fluid secretion in the synovial membrane of the joint and form effusion.

3. Infection of the

joint, such as tuberculosis infection, septic arthritis, etc., can also cause effusion.

4. metabolic disorders

Some metabolic diseases, such as urate deposition, crystal deposition, etc., may cause knee joint effusion.

For knee joint effusion, see a doctor in time for detailed examination and diagnosis. The doctor may perform physical examination, imaging examination and laboratory examination to determine the cause of effusion.