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The purpose of this study is to determine if adding blue dye improves the saline load test, which is a way to detect a traumatic intraarticular knee injury by injecting normal saline into the knee and looking for outflow through the wound.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal Saline | Active Comparator | Normal Saline injected intraarticularly into the knee joint |
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| Dilute Methylene Blue Dye | Experimental | 1 ml methylene blue dye per 500 ml normal saline injected intraarticularly into the knee |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Saline Load Test | Procedure | Intraarticular injection of dilute methylene blue dye (1 ml per 500 ml normal saline) or normal saline into the knee joint through a lateral suprapatellar injection site. Maximum injection of 180 ml. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Volume (mm) injected at time of outflow | 1 month |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Paul D Metzger, MD | United States Naval Medical Center, San Diego | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Naval Medical Center San Diego | San Diego | California | 92134 | United States |
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