Value of ultrasound in the study of the synovial membrane of the knee in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Authors

  • Jorge Luis Hernández Castro Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico "Hermanos Ameijeiras"
  • Orlando Valls Pérez Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico "Hermanos Ameijeiras"
  • Araceli Chico Capote Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico "Hermanos Ameijeiras"
  • Teddy Osmin Tamargo Barbeito Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico "Hermanos Ameijeiras"
  • Maylín América Ramos Alfonso Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico "Hermanos Ameijeiras"

Keywords:

Rheumatoid arthritis, high resolution ultrasound, Doppler, arthroscopy

Abstract

Introduction: Rheumatoid arthritis affects the synovial joints in a variable and progressive manner. High resolution ultrasound with Doppler technique has been used in the early diagnosis of this condition.
Objective: To establish the articular ultrasound pattern based on the use of high resolution ultrasound with pulsed Doppler and color, in the synovial knee condition, in patients with suspected rheumatoid arthritis.
Methods: A transversal descriptive observational study was conducted in 24 patients, 19 women and 5 men, between the third and fifth decades of life. All of them underwent ultrasound and arthroscopy.
Results: With high resolution ultrasound, 100% of the cases showed synovial proliferation, with cellular joint effusion in 41.66% and transparent in 37.50%.
Conclusions: It was demonstrated that high resolution ultrasound is an effective technique in the early diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, with a validity index of 91.67%, without significant differences when compared with arthroscopy.

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2018-12-10

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Hernández Castro JL, Valls Pérez O, Chico Capote A, Tamargo Barbeito TO, Ramos Alfonso MA. Value of ultrasound in the study of the synovial membrane of the knee in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Acta Médica [Internet]. 2018 Dec. 10 [cited 2025 Jun. 16];19(1). Available from: https://revactamedica.sld.cu/index.php/act/article/view/708

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