The use of high frequency ultrasound to guide needle placement within a small joint allows for significantly greater accuracy than a palpation-guided approach. When followed by lavage, synovial fluid cells and diluted synovial fluid can be obtained from the majority of small joints. This has important clinical and research implications.
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