© 1990 British Society for Rheumatology
other |
HIP JOINT ULTRASONOGRAPHY: CORRELATION WITH INTRA-ARTICULAR EFFUSION AND SYNOVITIS
Rheumatism Foundation Hospital SF-18120 Heinola, Finland
Correspondence to:
Correspondence to Dr J. Koski
The ultrasonographic distance between the collum of the femur and the capsule of the hip joint was measured in 88 hips of 75 patients with chronic inflammatory joint disease and with hip joint symptoms or signs. In addition, 10 other hips were measured before soft tissue operation of the hip joint
The ultrasonographic distance was 7 mm or more in 29 out of 33 hips with synovial fluid in joint puncture and in seven out of nine hips with intra-articular effusion or synovitis in open surgery. Intra-articular injection of corticosteroid resulted in a significant decrease in the enlarged ultrasonographic distance, in joints both with and without synovial fluid. Joints not treated with steroid did not show any change
It is concluded that both joint effusion and synovitis without effusion can increase the anechogenic distance between the bone and the joint capsule
KEY WORDS: Measurement, Joint space, Arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Ankylosing spondylitis, Polyarthritis, Psoriatic arthritis
CiteULike 
Connotea 
Del.icio.us What's this?
This article has been cited by other articles:
|
|
 |
|
  I. Atchia, F. Birrell, and D. Kane A modular, flexible training strategy to achieve competence in diagnostic and interventional musculoskeletal ultrasound in patients with hip osteoarthritis Rheumatology, October 1, 2007; 46(10): 1583 - 1586. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 E Qvistgaard, S Torp-Pedersen, R Christensen, and H Bliddal Reproducibility and inter-reader agreement of a scoring system for ultrasound evaluation of hip osteoarthritis Ann Rheum Dis, December 1, 2006; 65(12): 1613 - 1619. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
J M Koski, S Saarakkala, M Helle, U Hakulinen, J O Heikkinen, and H Hermunen Power Doppler ultrasonography and synovitis: correlating ultrasound imaging with histopathological findings and evaluating the performance of ultrasound equipments Ann Rheum Dis, December 1, 2006; 65(12): 1590 - 1595. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
E Naredo, G Bonilla, F Gamero, J Uson, L Carmona, and A Laffon Assessment of inflammatory activity in rheumatoid arthritis: a comparative study of clinical evaluation with grey scale and power Doppler ultrasonography Ann Rheum Dis, March 1, 2005; 64(3): 375 - 381. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
R. J. Wakefield, E. Goh, P. G. Conaghan, Z. Karim, and P. Emery Musculoskeletal ultrasonography in Europe: results of a rheumatologist-based survey at a EULAR meeting Rheumatology, October 1, 2003; 42(10): 1251 - 1253. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 P J O'Connor and A J Grainger Ultrasound imaging of joint disease Imaging, June 1, 2002; 14(3): 188 - 201. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
S M A Bierma-Zeinstra, A M Bohnen, J A N Verhaar, A Prins, A Z Ginai-Karamat, and J S Laméris Sonography for hip joint effusion in adults with hip pain Ann Rheum Dis, March 1, 2000; 59(3): 178 - 182. [Abstract] [Full Text]
|
|
|
|
|
|
W. GRASSI and C. CERVINI Ultrasonography in rheumatology: an evolving technique Ann Rheum Dis, May 1, 1998; 57(5): 268 - 271. [Full Text]
|
|