Doctors use synovial fluid analysis, or synovial joint analysis, to help diagnose the cause of joint pain and to rule out infection. Common causes of joint pain include rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ...

Synovial fluid analysis is also known as joint fluid analysis. It helps diagnose the cause of joint inflammation. Each of the joints in the human body contains synovial fluid. This fluid is a thick ...

I have a patient with recurrent attacks of acute arthritis of the knee that last for about 1 week and then subside spontaneously. Joint aspiration shows inflammatory change with no crystal but a very ...

The synovium is the area that is primarily affected by several arthritic diseases. It seems logical, therefore, to examine synovial tissue during diagnostic tests. In most cases, however, it is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ORLANDO — Understanding the nature and role of the synovium and synovial fluid is critical to managing various ...

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease which commonly impacts the knees, hands, hips, neck and lower back. This is the first of two stories describing recent progress in understanding the ...