[Value of ultrasonic diagnosis in transient coxitis]

In this paper the method of ultrasound examination of the hip and the results in 38 cases with acute and subacute hip complaints, suspect of transitory arthritis of the hip, are described. We could state that the increase of joint synovial fluid, causing typical complaints and clinical symptoms can be demonstrated with this method and its measure can be determined. The possibility to follow with objective method the whole time of regression of the process is also given. Based on our results we suggest the use of this method in the examination of cases suspect of the transitory arthritis of the hip as a supplement of the methods used until now.