Radiosynovectomy of the hip joint - preliminary experience.

Introduction: Radiosynovectomy (RSV) is a minimally invasive method of treating and controlling joint inflammation refractory to conventional pharmacotherapy. It consist in intraarticular injection of radioactive colloids which irradiate the inflamed synovial membrane to cause its subsequent involution. Despite the fact that hip joint involvement is quite common in systemic inflammatory arthropathies, hip joint RSVs are rarely performed.

Beta burns following radionuclide synovectomy.

Radionuclide synovectomy (RSV) is a form of minimally invasive treatment of persistent joint inflammation. The procedure has a high safety profile and the occurrence of serious adverse events, such as full-thickness skin radiation necrosis, is rare. Less severe radiation events, while more common, are usually benign and self-limiting.

Radionuclide imaging and therapy in a patient with coexistent diabetic foot syndrome and psoriatic arthritis.

We report a case of 67-year-old man suffering from psoriatic arthritis, type 2 diabetes and diabetic foot syndrome. The patient presented symptoms of inflammation of the right ankle joint. Scintigraphic imaging with radiolabeled white blood cells was performed to differentiate whether the inflammation was related to psoriatic arthritis or diabetic foot syndrome.

Radionuclide synovectomy - essentials for rheumatologists.

Radionuclide synovectomy is a minimally invasive method of treating persistent joint inflammation. It involves intra-articular injection of radioactive colloids which induce necrosis and fibrosis of hypertrophic synovial membrane. The most common indication for radiosynovectomy is rheumatoid arthritis, although patients with seronegative spondyloarthropathies, unclassified arthritis, haemophilic arthropathy and other less common arthropathies can also benefit from this method.

Capillaroscopy - a role in modern rheumatology.

Capillaroscopy is a non-invasive, easy and safe diagnostic technique designed to evaluate small vessels of the microcirculation in the nailfold. It can reveal both the general architecture of capillary rows and fine details of particular vessels. The most important indications for performing capillaroscopy include differential diagnosis of primary and secondary Raynaud's phenomenon, as well as assessment of scleroderma spectrum disorders.