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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-12-7
pubmed:abstractText
One of the most important prognostic factors in patients with musculoskeletal infections is the delay in establishing therapy. Early diagnosis of septic arthritis requires analysis of joint fluid. Ultrasonography (US) is a rapid, portable, sensitive technique for confirming the presence of joint effusions. The study can be easily repeated for follow-up of lesions. US allows real-time guidance of fluid aspiration and can reduce the risk of contaminating other anatomic compartments, especially in the hands, wrists, and feet. Radiography provides complementary information and should be performed in conjunction with US. US is the imaging modality of choice for diagnosis of superficial abscesses. Dynamic compression with the US probe and color Doppler imaging can facilitate detection of superficial abscesses. US may help in the early diagnosis of osteomyelitis by demonstrating subperiosteal or juxtacortical fluid collections and by providing guidance for aspiration of these collections. Evaluation of osseous involvement requires additional imaging; a US examination with normal results does not allow exclusion of bone infection. US is not degraded by metallic artifact and may be useful in cases of osteomyelitis complicating metallic fixation in an extremity. After initial radiography, US can play an important role in the management of musculoskeletal infections.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0271-5333
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1585-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Musculoskeletal infections: US manifestations.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, Hôpital Saint-Luc, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review