Arthrocentesis is used to establish the cause of an acute monoarthritis or polyarthritis. It is also used to drain large effusions or hemarthroses and to instill steroids or local anesthetic. This ...

Arthrocentesis is usually a first-line treatment because it’s less invasive and has a high success rate when compared to some of the other, more complicated procedures. Arthroscopy.

Videos on knee arthrocentesis posted by health care professionals on YouTube had a low to average mean global score for educational value, according to recent study results. Researchers in ...

Cite this: Improved Gout Diagnosis in the Absence of Arthrocentesis - Medscape - Oct 03, 2014. Authors and Disclosures. Authors and Disclosures Journalist Lara C. Pullen, PhD.

Joint arthrocentesis is the definitive diagnostic study for gouty arthritis. Whereas gouty arthritis waxes and wanes, rheumatoid arthritis is a slowly progressing disease.

To the Editor: In the video of arthrocentesis of the knee by Thomsen et al. (May 11 issue),1 a folded towel is placed under the patient's knee to keep it semiflexed during the procedure. This inter ...