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Study – tibiotalar joint injection Author Accuracy (%) Palpation Wisniewski et al. [4] 88 Ultrasound guided Kirk et al. [5] 100 Scanning Techniques and Anatomy to Identify Scan the anterior…

Comparison of verbal numeric pain scale  Baseline 2 weeks after injection 12 weeks after injection Ultrasound-guided approach 6.15 ± 0.79 3.20 ± 0.51 2.62 ± 0.45 Fluoroscopy-guided approach 6.06 ± 0.82 3.17 ± 0.52 2.61 ± 0.42 Scanning Technique and Anatomy to…

Fig. 4.1 (a) Axial view of the carpal tunnel. (b) Orange oval, flexor carpi radialis; purple oval, palmaris longus; yellow oval, median nerve; FPL flexor pollicis longus; D and S…

Fig. 3.1 (a) Coronal view of the common flexor tendons. (b) Tr-trochlea, asterisk indicates joint space, orange indicates common flexor tendons, and green indicates ulnar collateral ligament Injection Technique: In-Plane…

Study hip joint injection Author Accuracy Ultrasound guided Smith et al. [5] 97 % fluoro confirmed Ultrasound guided Pourbagher et al. [6]. 100 % CT confirmed Ultrasound guided Levi [7]…

Study Author Outcomes Clinical utility of ultrasound guidance for intra-articular knee injections Berkoff et al. [2] Image-guided Accuracy 96.7 % vs. anatomic (blind) 81.0 %, 75 % reduction in significant…

Author Location of injectate Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Within tendon sheath Inside tendon, tendon sheath, and surrounding area Outside tendon sheath Hashiuchi, 2011 Ultrasound-guided 86.7 % 13.3 %…