Diagnostic Accuracy of Synovial Biopsy for Implant-Related Shoulder Infections

Synovial biopsy is a procedure using a guided needle, where 6 to 8 small tissue samples with be extracted from the shoulder using an x-ray guided needle.

During the standard of care revision surgery, 6 to 8 small tissue samples will be taken in order to test for infection. This is standard of care treatment. As part of this study, an additional 1 to 2 samples of tissue would be taken in order to develop a test to determine more precisely what type of infection there may be.