THE ORIGIN AND NATURE OF NORMAL HUMAN SYNOVIAL FLUID 12

Abstract

In a previous communication (1) the physical and chemical properties of normal bovine synovial fluid were described and their significance discussed. From these data it was concluded that normal bovine synovial fluid is a dialysate of plasma containing albumin, globulin and mucin. A similar characterization of normal human syno-vial fluid has been made in order to determine whether its origin and nature are the same. The information obtained from normal human fluid will afford a basis for a comprehensive evaluation of pathological synovial fluids. METHODS