Arthrosonography of the painful hip.
Examination of the hip using ultrasound is described with anatomical correlation. Thirty patients with painful hips were examined; an effusion was detected in 16. Aspiration of the hip joint in 15 patients confirmed the ultrasound findings; there were no false positives or false negatives. In at least 12 patients the management was significantly influenced by the results of ultrasound examination.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005122:Exudates and Transudates; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014463:Ultrasonography