Dr. Paula Rackoff answers the question: 'Using Joint Aspiration For Diagnosis?' — -- Question: What is joint aspiration and how is it used to diagnose rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis?

Infection is among the most common yet difficult to diagnose causes of failure following total hip (THA) and knee arthroplasty (TKA). The diagnosis of infection can be challenging as the clinical ...

I have a patient with recurrent attacks of acute arthritis of the knee that last for about 1 week and then subside spontaneously. Joint aspiration shows inflammatory change with no crystal but a very ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Joint aspiration in patients with periprosthetic joint infection may not influence the outcome of reimplantation ...

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease which commonly impacts the knees, hands, hips, neck and lower back. This is the first of two stories describing recent progress in understanding the ...

Septic arthritis kills 10–15% of patients, despite advances in medical treatment over the past 50 years. Is it time to revisit the question of whether, in addition to medical treatment, joint surgery ...

Synovial cysts are small, fluid-filled lumps that tend to form on the lower spine. These cysts are not cancerous and may not cause any symptoms. However, they can sometimes lead to problems such as ...

Researchers at an academic rheumatology department in the Netherlands prospectively developed a diagnostic rule for gout using data from 381 consecutive patients with monoarticular arthritis who were ...

Synovial sarcoma is a form of soft tissue cancer. It often develops around the joints and can be difficult to diagnose. This condition can spread to other body parts, most notably the lungs. Because ...