Diagnostic hip injection

Diagnostic hip injection

Identification of the source of symptoms is essential to ensure appropriate management. Since the hip joint is deeply seated, several extra-articular pathologies can present with hip and groin pain and the diagnostic hip injection can help elucidate whether the pain is extra- or intra-articular in origin. This is performed as a day case procedure under image intensi fier (portable x-ray machine) guidance under appropriate anaesthesia. Using aseptic precautions, a long spinal needle is inserted into the hip joint. The position of the needle is confirmed by injecting either a small amount of radio-opaque contrast d ye or air to provide a contrast arthrogram. Once the intra-articular position is confirmed, a mixture of local anaesthetic and steroid is injected into the hip joint. The procedure can also be therapeutic and is an essential tool that can help in prognosis as well prior to proceeding with hip preservation procedures (arthroscopy or osteotomy), espe cially in cases of uncertainty relating to the source of the pain and therefore the diagnosis. Diagnostic hip injection

Identification of the source of symptoms is essential to ensure appropriate management. Since the hip joint is deeply seated, several extra-articular pathologies can present with hip and groin pain and the diagnostic hip injection can help elucidate whether the pain is extra- or intra-articular in origin. This is performed as a day case procedure under image intensi fier (portable x-ray machine) guidance under appropriate anaesthesia. Using aseptic precautions, a long spinal needle is inserted into the hip joint. The position of the needle is confirmed by injecting either a small amount of radio-opaque contrast d ye or air to provide a contrast arthrogram. Once the intra-articular position is confirmed, a mixture of local anaesthetic and steroid is injected into the hip joint. The procedure can also be therapeutic and is an essential tool that can help in prognosis as well prior to proceeding with hip preservation procedures (arthroscopy or osteotomy), espe cially in cases of uncertainty relating to the source of the pain and therefore the diagnosis. Diagnostic hip injection

Identification of the source of symptoms is essential to ensure appropriate management. Since the hip joint is deeply seated, several extra-articular pathologies can present with hip and groin pain and the diagnostic hip injection can help elucidate whether the pain is extra- or intra-articular in origin. This is performed as a day case procedure under image intensi fier (portable x-ray machine) guidance under appropriate anaesthesia. Using aseptic precautions, a long spinal needle is inserted into the hip joint. The position of the needle is confirmed by injecting either a small amount of radio-opaque contrast d ye or air to provide a contrast arthrogram. Once the intra-articular position is confirmed, a mixture of local anaesthetic and steroid is injected into the hip joint. The procedure can also be therapeutic and is an essential tool that can help in prognosis as well prior to proceeding with hip preservation procedures (arthroscopy or osteotomy), espe cially in cases of uncertainty relating to the source of the pain and therefore the diagnosis.