what is sympathetic knee effusion
sympathetic effusion. swelling of the knee joint 1st post operative day following internal fixation of femur with ILN. u can see the patellar tap being elicited.this was the post-op x-ray.this was sympathetic effusion of the nearby knee joint following ILN fixation of femur,it is self limiting, subsided in 4days.... Views: 617.welling of the knee joint 1st post operative day following internal fixation of femur with ILN. u can see the patellar tap being elicited. this was the post-op x-ray.