Thomas J. A. van Schaik

Ultrasound- and fluoroscopy-guided hip aspiration before revision total hip arthroplasty: procedural outcomes and diagnostic accuracy in sequential cohorts

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Hip aspiration remains essential in the diagnostic work-up of a painful total hip arthroplasty (THA) to assess for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). In 2020, our institution transitioned from fluoroscopy-guided to ultrasound-guided aspiration. Our stud...