A fluoroscopically controlled anterior approach in supine position is often used for arthrocentesis of the shoulder, but can lead to a high rate of dry aspirations. The aim of this study was to compare the aspiration performance of rigid needles and flexible catheters used with this approach. We hypothesized that a flexible catheter can significantly improve the amount of the obtained fluid. The glenohumeral joint of ten human cadaveric shoulder specimens were sequentially filled with 5, 10, 20 and 30 mL of contrast agent. For each volume the maximum aspirated amount of contrast agent with 4 different aspiration devices (20 gauge needle, 16 gauge needle, 16 gauge flexible catheter and 16 gauge perforated flexible catheter) were compared. All aspirations were done in supine cadaver position from anterior under fluoroscopic control. The aspirated amount of fluid was significantly higher using the 16 gauge perforated flexible catheter (p = 0.002-0.028) compared with all other devices when 5, 10 and 20 mL of contrast agent were in the joint. This perforated flexible catheter aspirated 80-96% of the available fluid while the standard 20 gauge needle aspirated 40-60%. Using a 16 gauge perforated flexible catheter in a supine anterior arthrocentesis technique results in aspiration of most of the fluid in human cadaveric shoulder specimens, while standard needles aspirate only about 50% of it. This can be clinically relevant when there is very little synovial fluid available and might reduce the number of insufficient aspirations.


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    Title :

    Perforated flexible catheters improve joint fluid aspiration in shoulder cadavers


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    Publication date :

    2021-11-11


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    Hecker, Andreas; Waltenspül, Manuel; Ernstbrunner, Lukas; Sutter, Reto; Wieser, Karl; Bouaicha, Samy (2021). Perforated flexible catheters improve joint fluid aspiration in shoulder cadavers. Scientific Reports, 11:22024.



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    Article (Journal)


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    Electronic Resource


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    English



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    DDC:    629




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