Knee Infiltration: What Is It And How Is It Done?

Knee infiltration means injecting medications such as steroids directly into the knee to improve pain or treat injuries. This is an alternative used by many orthopedic doctors, especially in more acute cases. Let’s know a little more about knee infiltration.

What Is Knee Infiltration For?

Knee infiltration is a procedure that can be used in many other joints. This is a procedure that can be performed on the knee and various body joints, such as the shoulders and hands. Infiltration is never made into the bone, but into the joint space, that is, into the space between the tibia and femur, for example, in the case of the knee.

In cases of tendon inflammation, infiltration can be done as a last resort, as the results of this procedure are not as encouraging as other types of infiltration. The best indications for infiltration are cases of inflammation in the tendon sheath or at the tendon’s insertion into the bone.

Already infiltrations in the muscle region occur in athletes who suffer from stiffness and fibrosis, with excellent results. It is a procedure widely used in cases of degenerative diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatism, degenerative arthrosis, and in cases of sports trauma, that is, in athletes. The procedure consists of injecting specific medication to treat knee injuries or acute episodes of pain.

The purpose of infiltration in the knee is to reduce pain and reduce inflammation or stimulate the production of synovial fluid, which is a fluid produced by the synovial membrane and which acts to lubricate the knee joint. In this way, infiltration into the knee improves pain and reduces wear on the joint, improving the functionality of the knee.

Conclusion

Knee infiltration like knee injections of platelet-rich plasma (ฉีด เกล็ด เลือด รักษา เข่า เสื่อม which is the term in Thai) is a safe procedure for chronic pain and patients with degenerative diseases, rheumatism, arthrosis, or athletes. This procedure involves injecting an anesthetic, corticosteroid, or hyaluronic acid directly into the knee pain region.