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Value of direct smears of synovial fluid in the diagnosis of canine joint disease
Author(s) -
Gibson R.,
Carmichael S.,
Li A.,
Reid S. W. J.,
Normand E. H.,
Owen M. R,
Bennett D.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.144.17.463
Subject(s) - synovial fluid , joint disease , medicine , coulter counter , pathology , disease , joint (building) , biology , osteoarthritis , architectural engineering , alternative medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , engineering
Assessments of direct smears of synovial fluid by four clinicians were compared with the results obtained with a Coulter counter. Estimates of total white cell counts by the clinicians were inaccurate and generally higher than the Coulter counter results. The method had a low sensitivity and specificity for the identification of degenerative joint disease and normal joints in comparison with the identification of inflammatory joint disease. There were marked variations in the results obtained by the four clinidans for all the analyses in the study.