TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Arthrocentesis
A1  - Friedlaender, Eron Y.
A1  - Barnes, Adelaide E.
A2  - Zaoutis, Lisa B.
A2  - Chiang, Vincent W.
Y1  - 2017
N1  - 
T2  - Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine, 2e
AB  - Patients  presenting  with  joint  pain  or  swelling  should  receive  a  thorough  examination  to  rule  out  the  presence  of  joint  disease.  Periarticular  diseases  such  as  tendinitis,  bursitis,  or  cellulitis  may  mimic  articular  disease  and  therefore  the  clinician  must  first  determine  whether  the  patient’s  constellation  of  signs  and  symptoms  originate  from  the  joint  itself  or  from  another  contiguous  structure.  At  times,  such  a  distinction  is  difficult  to  make.1  Arthrocentesis,  the  puncture  and  aspiration  of  a  joint,  can  facilitate  this  evaluation  as  both  a  diagnostic  and  therapeutic  tool  in  the  assessment  of  musculoskeletal  disease  and  trauma.  This  procedure  can  often  be  done  at  the  bedside  using  local  anesthesia,  without  radiographic  guidance  or  significant  risk  to  the  patient.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1146125741
ER  -