Table 4. Treatment modalities and outcome.

Author	Treatment	Duration of antibiotic treatment	Outcome
Hagino et al 12	Arthroscopic debridement + antibiotic therapy	NA	100% cured
Balabaud et al 10
Bert et al 4	Single arthroscopic debridement + antibiotic therapy (IV)	4–6 wk	100% cured
Johnson et al 3	Open drainage + antibiotic therapy	NA	100% cured
De Lee et al 8	Drainage + antibiotic therapy	NA	18.9% had poor outcome with decreased knee flexion (less than 90 degrees)
Armstrong et al 5	Debridement + antibiotic therapy (IV + per OS)	NA	100% cured (73% excellent results)
	Needle aspiration + antibiotic therapy (per OS) in two patients	2 wk	100% cured (good results)

Abbreviations: NA, not applicable; OS, by mouth.