ABSTRACT
The most accessible site is the radiocarpal joint space. With the carpus slightly flexed, a depres sion can be felt on the craniomedial aspect of the articulation between the distal radius and the proximal radiocarpal bone. The needle should be inserted perpendicular at this point of entry. ii. The background is lightly granular and eosinophilic indicating decreased mucin con - tent of the synovial fluid. The nucleated cell population consists of predominantly nondegenerate neutrophils containing nuclei with dark chromatin and clear cytoplasm. A single lymphocyte is also present (1b). Infectious agents are not visualized.
