title: Anesthesia update #21. Use of local anesthetic with the hip arthrogram as a diagnostic aid.
abstract: Intra-articular instillation of lidocaine into the hip joint is used as an adjunct in the diagnosis of some confusing hip problems. If the local anesthetic relieves the patient's symptoms, then arthroplasty--in its broadest meaning--is also likely to relieve the patient's symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Daum
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000379:methods*; D001175:Arthrography; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000601:surgery; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007270:Injections, Intra-Articular; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D008012:Lidocaine