ANKLE ARTHROCENTESIS

Course overview

ACUTE ARTHRITIS, PARTICULARLY MONOARTHROPATHY, IS A COMMON ACUTE PRESENTATION. IN REGARDS TO THE ANKLE, THERE IS NOT ALWAYS A CLEAR ETIOLOGY FOR THE MONOARTHROPATHY BY CLINICAL EXAMINATION ALONE. TO ENHANCE THE CLINICAL FINDINGS, ANKLE ARTHROCENTESIS CAN BE EMPLOYED. THIS ACTIVITY ILLUSTRATES THE PERFORMANCE OF ANKLE ARTHROCENTESIS AND REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WHO UNDERGO ANKLE ARTHROCENTESIS.