Diagnostic value of fluoroscopy-guided hip aspiration for periprosthetic joint infection.

Thanat KanthawangJannis BoddenGabby B JosephThomas VailDerek WardRina PatelThomas M Link

Published in: Skeletal radiology (2021)

Preoperative hip aspiration showed good diagnostic performance in diagnosing PJI compared with MSIS criteria as a standard of reference. But a negative result from aspirate could not rule out PJI. Based on our findings, hip aspiration is an essential test for treatment planning in patients with pain after hip arthroplasty.

Keyphrases

total hip arthroplasty
ultrasound guided
chronic pain
patients undergoing
pain management
neuropathic pain
spinal cord
total knee arthroplasty
total hip