The battle over these 17 Aboriginal skeletons illustrates a growing tension that has developed in recent years between the demands of scientific rationality and the desires of cultural identity. At the heart of the debate is the issue of who owns knowledge. Museums and research institutions across the world house hundreds of thousands of bones, skulls and skeletons, largely collected over the past two hundred years, and often in unsavoury circumstances.
Knee arthrocentesis may be done via a parapatellar approach (which is generally preferred), , a suprapatellar approach, or an infrapatellar approach. Once the insertion site is chosen, prepare the skin with sterile solution, allow drying, and then drape.
Arthrocentesis may be of use in diagnosis (eg, blood and fat globules indicate an intra-articular knee fracture) and to reduce tense effusions. Patellar fracture . May follow a direct blow to the patella, sudden forceful knee flexion or contraction of the quadriceps muscle. Fractures vary from slight cracks to multiple breaks.