TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 78. Methylene Blue Joint Injection A1 - Reichman, Eric F. PY - 2013 T2 - Emergency Medicine Procedures, 2e AB - Trauma can breach the integrity of the joint capsule and result in infection, long-term arthritis, and other serious and potentially permanent morbidity. Synovial joint fluid provides nutrition to the articular cartilage. Loss of synovial fluid without prompt joint capsule closure can lead to cartilage wasting. Additionally, any breach of the joint capsule, especially through dirty skin, can introduce environmental contaminants and risk septic inoculation of the joint. The injection of joints with methylene blue dye is a simple, rapid, and definitive way to assess joint capsule integrity in cases of periarticular trauma where the clinical examination is inconclusive. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57708286 ER -