Results presented here showed a “dry tap,” which occurs when little to no synovial fluid is able to be aspirated, may not be a reliable predictor for the absence of infection after total hip arthroplasty.
“We conclude, based on the results of our study, that a dry tap is not synonymous with the absence of infection,” Emily Treu, MD, a fourth-year orthopedic surgery resident at the University of Utah, said in her presentation at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Meeting.
“Based on these results, we recommend a re-aspiration when there is clinical concern
