Technical note: identifying and aspirating hip effusions

Br J Radiol. 1995 Mar;68(807):306-10. doi: 10.1259/0007-1285-68-807-306.

Abstract

Ultrasound has become a routine investigation in the investigation of the painful hip in children. It has been recommended that all effusions demonstrated by sonography be drained. Based on the experience of 800 hip aspirations, the authors describe an approach to the demonstration and aspiration of hip effusions with some of the pitfalls that result in false positive and false negative diagnoses.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Biopsy, Needle / methods
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Exudates and Transudates / diagnostic imaging*
  • Femur Head / diagnostic imaging
  • Femur Neck / diagnostic imaging
  • Hip Joint / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Middle Aged
  • Synovitis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Ultrasonography