Dr. Paula Rackoff answers the question: 'Using Joint Aspiration For Diagnosis?' — -- Question: What is joint aspiration and how is it used to diagnose rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis?

During an 11-year study period, boys in Western Australia with severe hemophilia A and acute hemarthrosis safely had joint aspiration to avoid joint damage, according to recently published research.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Joint aspiration in patients with periprosthetic joint infection may not influence the outcome of reimplantation ...

Corticosteroids effectively relieve symptoms in patients with rheumatic disease. Whether corticosteroid treatment combined with joint lavage is more beneficial than corticosteroid treatment alone is, ...

Early joint aspiration or arthrocentesis coupled with the use of a mouthguard may better relieve temporomandibular joint pain (TMJ) from arthritis than only using an occlusal splint. The study was ...

Reviewed by David Fernandez, MD, PhD, Assistant Attending, Adult Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY Despite the clinical differences between septic arthritis (SA) and juvenile ...