Case 152: Hip Joint Biopsy

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Current Case:

A 62-yrs old presented with left hip infective arthritis.

The patient was sent for a biopsy. What would you target? Fluid? Synovium? Bone lesion?

The CT showed a large acetabular roof osteolytic lesion. Does that now change your approach?

The video discusses the case, the biopsy approach and a discussion of how to go about performing a biopsy in a setting of a suspected infective arthritis