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Hydrarthrosis

MedGen UID:
222181
•Concept ID:
C1253936
•
Pathologic Function
Synonym: Hydrarthroses
SNOMED CT: Effusion of joint (387637008); Effusion into joint (387637008); Joint effusion (387637008); Hydrarthrosis (387637008)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003366

Definition

Abnormally increased amount of fluid in a joint cavity, usually as a result of joint inflammation. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVHydrarthrosis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The treatment of idiopathic and secondary hydrarthrosis of the knee by intra-articular Rifamycin SV.
Setti G, Calciolari CA, Cimino V, Zanini A, Sarzi Puttini P
Chir Organi Mov 1990 Oct-Dec;75(4):343-6. PMID: 2098221
Treatment of persistent knee effusions with intra-articular radioactive gold.
Topp JR, Cross EG, Fam AG
Can Med Assoc J 1975 May 3;112(9):1085-9. PMID: 1125918Free PMC Article
The treatment of persistent knee effusions with intra-articular radioactive gold: preliminary report.
Topp JR, Cross EG
Can Med Assoc J 1970 Apr 11;102(7):709-14. PMID: 5439327Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Risk of nerve injury during elbow arthroscopy: ultrasonographic evaluation of preoperative patients.
Temporin K, Miyoshi Y, Miyamura S, Oura K, Shimada K
J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2023 Mar;32(3):486-491. Epub 2022 Dec 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2022.11.002. PMID: 36529383
Synovial facet joint cysts after lumbar posterior decompression surgery.
Morishita Y, Taniguchi R, Kawano O, Maeda T
J Neurosurg Spine 2021 Aug 20;35(6):704-709. doi: 10.3171/2021.2.SPINE201671. PMID: 34416717
The evaluation of gene polymorphisms associated with autoinflammatory syndrome in patients with palindromic rheumatism complicated by intermittent hydrarthrosis.
Tani Y, Kishi T, Miyamae T, Kawamoto M, Kawaguchi Y, Taniguchi A, Yamanaka H
Clin Rheumatol 2020 Mar;39(3):841-845. Epub 2020 Jan 2 doi: 10.1007/s10067-019-04883-w. PMID: 31897954
Bone bruise in magnetic resonance imaging strongly correlates with the production of joint effusion and with knee osteoarthritis.
Oda H, Igarashi M, Sase H, Sase T, Yamamoto S
J Orthop Sci 2008 Jan;13(1):7-15. Epub 2008 Feb 16 doi: 10.1007/s00776-007-1195-1. PMID: 18274849
An unexpectedly high frequency of MEFV mutations in patients with anti-citrullinated protein antibody-negative palindromic rheumatism.
Cañete JD, Arostegui JI, Queiró R, Gratacós J, Hernández MV, Larrosa M, Alperí M, Moll C, Rius J, Sanmartí R, Yagüe J
Arthritis Rheum 2007 Aug;56(8):2784-8. doi: 10.1002/art.22755. PMID: 17665427

Diagnosis

Nocardia pseudobrasiliensis infection in a patient with arthritis.
Ji Y, Chen M, Hong X, Pan L, Cheng D, Ge Y
J Int Med Res 2023 Dec;51(12):3000605231206959. doi: 10.1177/03000605231206959. PMID: 38082462Free PMC Article
Fever and Knee Effusion in the Pediatric Patient.
Jafari K, Woodward GA
Pediatr Emerg Care 2022 Oct 1;38(10):555-561. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002839. PMID: 36173430
The diagnostic value of susceptibility-weighted imaging for identifying acute intraarticular hemorrhages.
Akhavi Milani A, Daghighi MH, Mirza-Aghazadeh-Attari M, Jalili J, Mahmoudpour M, Daghighi S
Skeletal Radiol 2022 Sep;51(9):1777-1785. Epub 2022 Feb 25 doi: 10.1007/s00256-022-04016-6. PMID: 35212784
Pachydermodactyly: the role of ultrasonography, superb microvascular imaging, and elastography in diagnosis.
Novais CM, Soares-de-Almeida L, Garcia J, Madruga Dias J
Skeletal Radiol 2022 Feb;51(2):435-439. Epub 2021 Aug 11 doi: 10.1007/s00256-021-03887-5. PMID: 34379173
Palindromic rheumatism and other relapsing arthritis.
Sanmarti R, Cañete JD, Salvador G
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2004 Oct;18(5):647-61. doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2004.05.005. PMID: 15454124

Therapy

Risk of nerve injury during elbow arthroscopy: ultrasonographic evaluation of preoperative patients.
Temporin K, Miyoshi Y, Miyamura S, Oura K, Shimada K
J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2023 Mar;32(3):486-491. Epub 2022 Dec 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2022.11.002. PMID: 36529383
The evaluation of gene polymorphisms associated with autoinflammatory syndrome in patients with palindromic rheumatism complicated by intermittent hydrarthrosis.
Tani Y, Kishi T, Miyamae T, Kawamoto M, Kawaguchi Y, Taniguchi A, Yamanaka H
Clin Rheumatol 2020 Mar;39(3):841-845. Epub 2020 Jan 2 doi: 10.1007/s10067-019-04883-w. PMID: 31897954
Boiogito, a Kampo medicine, improves hydrarthrosis in a rat model of knee osteoarthritis.
Fujitsuka N, Tamai M, Tsuchiya K, Iizuka S, Tsuchiya N, Makino B, Hattori T, Kase Y, Isohama Y
BMC Complement Altern Med 2015 Dec 24;15:451. doi: 10.1186/s12906-015-0979-7. PMID: 26703073Free PMC Article
Pain and effusion and quadriceps activation and strength.
Palmieri-Smith RM, Villwock M, Downie B, Hecht G, Zernicke R
J Athl Train 2013 Mar-Apr;48(2):186-91. Epub 2013 Feb 20 doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-48.2.10. PMID: 23672382Free PMC Article
Interleukin-6 and interleukin-8 levels in serum and synovial fluid of patients with osteoarthritis.
Kaneko S, Satoh T, Chiba J, Ju C, Inoue K, Kagawa J
Cytokines Cell Mol Ther 2000 Jun;6(2):71-9. doi: 10.1080/13684730050515796. PMID: 11108572

Prognosis

Nocardia pseudobrasiliensis infection in a patient with arthritis.
Ji Y, Chen M, Hong X, Pan L, Cheng D, Ge Y
J Int Med Res 2023 Dec;51(12):3000605231206959. doi: 10.1177/03000605231206959. PMID: 38082462Free PMC Article
The evaluation of gene polymorphisms associated with autoinflammatory syndrome in patients with palindromic rheumatism complicated by intermittent hydrarthrosis.
Tani Y, Kishi T, Miyamae T, Kawamoto M, Kawaguchi Y, Taniguchi A, Yamanaka H
Clin Rheumatol 2020 Mar;39(3):841-845. Epub 2020 Jan 2 doi: 10.1007/s10067-019-04883-w. PMID: 31897954
Predictors of arthrocentesis outcome on joint effusion in patients with disk displacement without reduction.
Grossmann E, Poluha RL, Iwaki LCV, Santana RG, Filho LI
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2018 Apr;125(4):382-388. Epub 2018 Jan 10 doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2017.12.021. PMID: 29422400
Association between MRI-detected knee joint regional effusion-synovitis and structural changes in older adults: a cohort study.
Wang X, Blizzard L, Halliday A, Han W, Jin X, Cicuttini F, Jones G, Ding C
Ann Rheum Dis 2016 Mar;75(3):519-25. Epub 2014 Dec 30 doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-206676. PMID: 25550336
Intermittent hydrarthrosis.
Handa R, Aggarwal P, Wali JP
J Assoc Physicians India 1998 Jun;46(6):571. PMID: 11273267

Clinical prediction guides

The diagnostic value of susceptibility-weighted imaging for identifying acute intraarticular hemorrhages.
Akhavi Milani A, Daghighi MH, Mirza-Aghazadeh-Attari M, Jalili J, Mahmoudpour M, Daghighi S
Skeletal Radiol 2022 Sep;51(9):1777-1785. Epub 2022 Feb 25 doi: 10.1007/s00256-022-04016-6. PMID: 35212784
Clinical validation of the use of prototype software for automatic cartilage segmentation to quantify knee cartilage in volunteers.
Zhang P, Zhang RX, Chen XS, Zhou XY, Raithel E, Cui JL, Zhao J
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2022 Jan 3;23(1):19. doi: 10.1186/s12891-021-04973-4. PMID: 34980107Free PMC Article
The evaluation of gene polymorphisms associated with autoinflammatory syndrome in patients with palindromic rheumatism complicated by intermittent hydrarthrosis.
Tani Y, Kishi T, Miyamae T, Kawamoto M, Kawaguchi Y, Taniguchi A, Yamanaka H
Clin Rheumatol 2020 Mar;39(3):841-845. Epub 2020 Jan 2 doi: 10.1007/s10067-019-04883-w. PMID: 31897954
Boiogito, a Kampo medicine, improves hydrarthrosis in a rat model of knee osteoarthritis.
Fujitsuka N, Tamai M, Tsuchiya K, Iizuka S, Tsuchiya N, Makino B, Hattori T, Kase Y, Isohama Y
BMC Complement Altern Med 2015 Dec 24;15:451. doi: 10.1186/s12906-015-0979-7. PMID: 26703073Free PMC Article
Comparison between clinical evaluation and ultrasonography in detecting hydrarthrosis of the knee.
Hauzeur JP, Mathy L, De Maertelaer V
J Rheumatol 1999 Dec;26(12):2681-3. PMID: 10606382

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