Viktor Labmayr, Franz Josef Eckhart, Maria Smolle, Sebastian Klim, Stefan Franz Fischerauer, Gerwin Bernhardt, Franz Josef Seibert
OBJECTIVE: Puncture of large joints is performed for diagnostic purposes on the one hand and for the treatment of joint pathologies on the other. Puncture can be used for rapid pain relief by relieving effusions or intra-articular hematomas. The obtained puncture specimen allows immediate visual assessment and subsequent microscopic-cytological and microbiological evaluation in the laboratory. INDICATIONS: The indication for puncture of a large joint is for diagnosis and/or therapy of inflammatory, traumatic or postoperative joint problems...
January 17, 2023: Operative Orthopädie und Traumatologie