Ultrasound-guided adult hip injections. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • PURPOSE: The authors believe that ultrasound as a primary method of image guidance for performing hip aspirations is underutilized, and the authors report their experience in performing ultrasound-guided hip injections in 358 patients, using a free-hand technique. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective review of all adult ultrasound-guided hip injections performed at the authors' institution over a four-year period was performed. RESULTS: Retrospective review of an ultrasound database revealed 358 adult hip aspirations/injections were performed at the authors' institution from October 2000-October 2004. All procedures were performed using a longitudinal, anterior approach and without the use of a needle guide. There were no reported cases of inadvertent vascular or femoral nerve puncture. CONCLUSIONS: To the authors' knowledge, this is the largest reported series of sonographically-guided adult hip aspirations/injections without the use of a needle guide. The authors believe that ultrasound as a primary method of image guidance for performing hip aspirations is underutilized. The absence of radiation and relatively short procedure time of ultrasound-guided hip injections are favorable factors to both the authors' referring clinician population as well as the patients.

publication date

  • August 1, 2005

Research

keywords

  • Hip Joint
  • Injections, Intra-Articular
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 23844444459

PubMed ID

  • 16105924

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 16

issue

  • 8