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Arthrocentesis - improves joint function.
Arthrocentesis is a medical procedure that is performed to facilitate movement in the joint, as well as in cases of diagnosing the intra-articular cavity or examining the synovial fluid - intra-articular fluid.
Arthrocentesis of the joint is nothing more than a puncture injection of a solution into the articular cavity or the collection of synovial fluid.
Arthrocentesis is performed in a number of cases:
- when it is required to open the articular joints during joint decompression, inject saline and relieve a person from excruciatingly painful sensations when the articular joints move;
- when it is required to investigate the work of the joint and the causes of its damage (inflammation) under ultrasound control;
- when it is necessary to examine the composition of the synovial fluid for the presence of an infectious component or saline components.
On the eve of arthrocentesis, the injection site of the puncture needle is anesthetized with local anesthesia, so the procedure is painless. In time, the procedure takes no more than ten minutes.
Typically, arthrocentesis is performed on the knee, elbow, hip, or temporomandibular joints.
Contraindications to arthrocentesis are:
- acute infectious diseases,
- the presence of abscesses, boils or other kind of purulent inflammation in the area where the puncture needle is inserted,
- taking blood-thinning drugs the day before the procedure,
- heat.
Regardless of the fact that arthrocentesis itself is considered a low-traumatic procedure, some side effects and complications are possible after it. Side effects include swelling of the joint, bleeding from the tissues at the injection site, pain in the joint area after the end of the anesthesia. Complication of arthrocentesis may be intra-articular infection in case of violation of the rules of antiseptics during the procedure.
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