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Shoulder arthrocentesis
Shoulder arthrocentesis
With the shoulder externally rotated, the needle is inserted at a point just medial to the head of the humerus and slightly inferior and lateral to the coracoid process. The needle is then directed posteriorly and slightly superiorly and laterally.
Reproduced from Owen DS. Aspiration and injection of joints in soft tissue. In: Textbook of Rheumatology, 4th edition, Kelley WN, Harris ED Jr, Ruddy S, et al (Eds), WB Saunders, Philadelphia 1993. p.545.