Type:
Educational Exhibit
Keywords:
Musculoskeletal joint, Ultrasound, Arthrography, Education and training
Authors:
T. Hebar, M. Kljaic Dujic; MARIBOR/SI
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2018/C-2507
Background
US-guided arthrography is a low-cost and radiation-free method of joint injection.
The transducer is placed on the patient’s skin in the appropriate location,
which is indicated by the target and relevant anatomic structures.
Local anesthesia administration follows.
The needle is advanced through the skin and guided to the joint using the in-plane or out-of-plane approach.
Needle visualization could be compromised by the deep location of some joints (e.g.
hip) or because the patient is obese.
Optimal needle visualization is even more important in case of joints very close to neurovascular structures (e.g.
hip and ankle) [1-4].