Organic compounds of certain species displace synovial fluid from the joints, which provides them with mobility.

Synvisc-One is a treatment to decrease pain and discomfort associated with osteoarthritis that replaces the diseased synovial fluid in your knee with a gel-like substance that is very similar to the synovial fluid found in healthy, young joints.

The sound of cracking knuckles is caused by the collapsing of bubbles in the synovial fluid of finger joints.

HA is an important constituent of joint synovial fluid, where it serves as alubricant and plays a role in resisting compressive forces.

We can actually detect peptidoglycan in the synovial fluid of the affected, inflamed joints of patients that have all the symptoms of Lyme arthritis but no longer have an obvious, active infection,” Jutras said.