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. 2010 Nov 5;13(3):126–133. doi: 10.1016/j.jus.2010.09.004

Table 1.

US-guided diagnostic procedures in musculoskeletal diseases.

Diagnostic Procedures
ArthrocentesisBursocentesis Tenocentesis

Aspiration of synovial fluid:

  • - for cytological and serological analysis

  • - to identify crystals and bacteria

  • - for synovial fluid culture

 Limb joints Tendon sheaths: ankle, wrist and hand

Synovial bursae:

  • - subacromial bursa,

  • - popliteal fossa,

  • - trochanter,

  • - olecranial fossa
Aspiration of cysts Mucoid cysts (periarticular, parameniscal, tendon, intramuscular, intranervous)Cysts of the skin and subcutaneous cystsOthers Mucoid cysts of the wrist and fingers Meniscal cysts Spinoglenoid incision of the shoulder Intramuscular mucoid cysts situated in the anterior or exterior compartment of the leg Intranervous mucoid cysts of the peroneal nerve
Aspiration of fluid collections AbscessHematomaLymphocele Hematoma in muscle strain injuriesMorel-Lavallée lesion