Keywords:
Musculoskeletal joint, Ultrasound, Puncture, Infection
Authors:
S. Rapisarda1, S. Magnani2, A. Aliprandi3, D. D'Angelo3, C. Messina3, L. M. Sconfienza3; 1Roma/IT, 2Lodi/IT, 3Milan/IT
DOI:
10.1594/essr2016/P-0131
Results
Two of forty-six patients have not been subjected to US-guided aspiration for absence of joint fluid or joint collections to ultrasound evaluation.
Two more patients have not been subjected to US-guided arthrocentesis but they underwent needle biopsy for evidence of hypertrophic articular synovial tissue and solid ultrasound findings.
In the remaining 42 patients US-guided joint aspiration was performed successfully using only the anterior approach.
We performed successfully 91% of US-guided hip aspiration required from orthopaedic and included in to sample.
The results of microbiology were positive for microorganisms in 19% of patients (8/42).
Only in 2% of patients (1/42) a microorganism according to microbiologists likely contaminant was isolated in the liquid aspirated.
The average cost to execute the single procedure was fifty-five euro.
There were no significant complications.
The average execution time of procedure was nineteen minutes.