Table 2.

Pearls and Pitfalls of Correction of Complete Arthroscopic Synovectomy in Management of Recalcitrant Septic Arthritis of the Knee Joint

Pearls	Pitfalls
1. Posterolateral capsular portal should be created under endoscopic guidance.	1. Instrumentation posterior to the biceps femoris tendon should be avoided.
2. Superolateral portal is an effective working portal for synovectomy of the suprapatellar pouch.	2. The posterior knee capsule should not be perforated.
3. The medial and lateral recesses should be debrided.	3. The femoral origins of the medial and lateral collateral ligaments should be preserved during debridement of the recesses.
4. The spaces deep to the menisci should be debrided.
5. The drain can be put in the posterior knee compartment under arthroscopic guidance.