Percutaneous Biopsy of the Synovial Membrane

Caroline Parlier-Cuau; Bassam Hamzé; Pierre Champsaur; Remi Nizard; Jean-Denis Laredo

doi:10.1055/s-2008-1080138

Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology, Table of Contents

Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 1997; 1(2): 189-196
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1080138

Percutaneous Biopsy

Percutaneous Biopsy of the Synovial Membrane

Caroline Parlier-Cuau¹ , Bassam Hamzé¹ , Pierre Champsaur² , Remi Nizard³ , Jean-Denis Laredo¹

¹Department of Bone and Joint Radiology, Hôpital Lariboisière, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
²Department of Radiology, Hôpital La Timone, Marseille, France
³Department of Orthopedic surgery, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Techniques of percutaneous synovial biopsy under fluoroscopic control of large joints of the limbs (other than the knee) may be useful in arthritis of undetermined etiology especially when infection is considered. Main technical refinements include adequate selection of an optimal approach and biopsy site using new imaging methods, use of a Tru-Cut® needle, and placement of the cutting window tangential to the joint surface, and selection of an optimal approach and biopsy site. Detailed technique of the synovial biopsy of hip, ankle, shoulder, and elbow joints is discussed.

KEYWORDS

Biopsies - joints - synovium

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