Synovial Fluid

"Synovial Fluid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The clear, viscous fluid secreted by the SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE. It contains mucin, albumin, fat, and mineral salts and serves to lubricate joints.

Descriptor ID	D013582
MeSH Number(s)	A02.835.583.443.800.800 A12.207.270.847
Concept/Terms	Synovial Fluid Synovial Fluid Fluid, Synovial Fluids, Synovial Synovial Fluids Synovia

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Anatomy [A]
Musculoskeletal System [A02]
Skeleton [A02.835]
Joints [A02.835.583]
Joint Capsule [A02.835.583.443]
Synovial Membrane [A02.835.583.443.800]
Synovial Fluid [A02.835.583.443.800.800]
Fluids and Secretions [A12]
Body Fluids [A12.207]
Extracellular Fluid [A12.207.270]
Synovial Fluid [A12.207.270.847]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Synovial Fluid" by people in this website by year, and whether "Synovial Fluid" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 74 publications over 24 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2017 and 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
1998	1	0	1
2003	1	1	2
2004	0	1	1
2005	1	1	2
2006	1	0	1
2007	0	1	1
2008	2	1	3
2009	2	0	2
2010	1	0	1
2011	2	3	5
2012	3	2	5
2013	1	0	1
2014	3	2	5
2015	3	3	6
2016	1	3	4
2017	4	3	7
2018	4	3	7
2019	3	3	6
2020	2	2	4
2021	0	3	3
2022	0	2	2
2024	2	1	3
2025	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Synovial Fluid" by people in Profiles.

Tarabichi S, Verhey JT, Lizcano JD, Abe EA, Cancio-Bello A, Tummala SV, Deckey DG, Jennings JM, Parvizi J, Courtney PM, Spangehl MJ, Bingham JS. Diagnostic Thresholds of Synovial Markers for Acute Periprosthetic Joint Infection: One Size Does Not Fit All. J Arthroplasty. 2025 Jul; 40(7S1):S296-S302.

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Mu W, Lizcano JD, Xu B, Li S, Zhang X, Parvizi J, Cao L. Dynamics of Synovial Fluid Markers Following Single-Stage Exchange and Debridement, Antibiotics, and Implant Retention Procedure With Topical Antibiotic Infusion in Treating Periprosthetic Joint Infection. J Arthroplasty. 2025 06; 40(6):1613-1621.

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Tarabichi S, Goh GS, Fraval A, Lizcano JD, Abe EA, Courtney PM, Namdari S, Parvizi J. Serum and Synovial Markers in the Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infection of the Hip, Knee, and Shoulder: An Algorithmic Approach. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2024 Jul 03; 106(13):1221-1230.

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Tarabichi S, Johnson RM, Quinlan ND, Dennis DA, Parvizi J, Jennings JM. Commercial Synovial Antigen Testing is Inferior to Traditional Culture for the Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infection in Patients Undergoing Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2024 08; 39(8 Suppl 1):S300-S304.e2.

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Baker CM, Goh GS, Tarabichi S, Shohat N, Parvizi J. Synovial C-Reactive Protein is a Useful Adjunct for Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infection. J Arthroplasty. 2022 12; 37(12):2437-2443.e1.

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Grant DS, Neville DN, Levas M, Balamuth F, Garro AC, Bennett JE, Thompson AD, Kharbanda AB, Lyons TW, Nigrovic LE. Validation of Septic Knee Monoarthritis Prediction Rule in a Lyme Disease Endemic Area. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022 Feb 01; 38(2):e881-e885.

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Siqueira M, Chisari E, Yacovelli S, Goswami K, Brownfield M, Shohat N, Parvizi J. Commercial Synovial Antibody Testing is No Better Than Traditional Culture in Identification of Pathogen(s) Causing Periprosthetic Joint Infection. J Arthroplasty. 2022 04; 37(4):777-780.

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Shohat N, Yacovelli S, Chisari E, Clarkson S, Mann D, Parvizi J. Alpha-defensin does not provide additional benefit over leukocyte esterase in the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection. Expert Rev Mol Diagn. 2021 08; 21(8):845-849.

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Chisari E, Yacovelli S, Goswami K, Shohat N, Woloszyn P, Parvizi J. Leukocyte Esterase Versus ICM 2018 Criteria in the Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infection. J Arthroplasty. 2021 08; 36(8):2942-2945.e1.

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Sukhonthamarn K, Tan TL, Xu C, Kuo FC, Lee MS, Citak M, Gehrke T, Goswami K, Parvizi J. Determining Diagnostic Thresholds for Acute Postoperative Periprosthetic Joint Infection. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2020 Dec 02; 102(23):2043-2048.

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