Use of ultrasound-assisted arthroscopy in rheumatology: an experience in 11 patients with different rheumatic diseases

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Table 1. Baseline characteristics of evaluated patients.

Treated knees	11 (7 left knee and 4 right knee)
Patients final diagnosis	4 Rheumatoid arthritis 2 Psoriatic arthritis 2 Chondrocalcinosis 1 Undifferentiated seronegative arthritis 2 PVNS
Males	7
Mean age of patients at time of intervention, years	47.0 ± 11.8
Mean diseases duration, years	5.7 ± 3.4
Already knew diagnosis	10
Unknown diagnosis	1 unknown synovitis that revealed to be a PVNS

Figure 1. (A) Arthroscopic image: villous proliferation of the synovial membrane of the suprapatellar pouch of a patient affected by psoriatic arthritis. (B) The same image captured with an US device during the same examination.

Figure 2. (A) Arthroscopic image of biopsy grab biopsying the synovial villum at the same location as Figure 1. (B) The same image captured with an US device during the same examination.