Foot and Ankle

Aug 7, 2016 by in MUSCULOSKELETAL IMAGING Comments Off on Foot and Ankle

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…

read more

Spine

Aug 7, 2016 by in MUSCULOSKELETAL IMAGING Comments Off on Spine

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…

read more

Wrist and Hand

Aug 7, 2016 by in MUSCULOSKELETAL IMAGING Comments Off on Wrist and Hand

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…

read more

Elbow

Aug 7, 2016 by in MUSCULOSKELETAL IMAGING Comments Off on Elbow

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…

read more

Hip

Aug 7, 2016 by in MUSCULOSKELETAL IMAGING Comments Off on Hip

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]…

read more

Knee

Aug 7, 2016 by in MUSCULOSKELETAL IMAGING Comments Off on Knee

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…

read more

Shoulder

Aug 7, 2016 by in MUSCULOSKELETAL IMAGING Comments Off on Shoulder

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 %…

read more

Trigger Point Injections

Aug 7, 2016 by in MUSCULOSKELETAL IMAGING Comments Off on Trigger Point Injections

Study Sample size Transducer/US system TrP ultrasound appearance Sikdar et al. [27] 9 Linear array12–5 MHz (Philip iU22 clinical US system with L12–5 transducer) “Focal hypoechoic (darker) areas with heterogeneous…

read more

Neuromuscular/Chemodenervation

Aug 7, 2016 by in MUSCULOSKELETAL IMAGING Comments Off on Neuromuscular/Chemodenervation

Pattern Etiology Flexor synergy with hemiparesis CVA, traumatic or nontraumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy Crouch gait Cerebral palsy Torticollis Prematurity, cervical dystonia Scissoring gait Cerebral palsy A comprehensive approach considering…

read more

Introduction

Aug 7, 2016 by in MUSCULOSKELETAL IMAGING Comments Off on Introduction

Fig. 1.1 (a) Example of short-axis (to the nerve) in-plane (to the needle) injection. (b) Example of short-axis (to the nerve) out-of-plane (to the needle) injection Fig. 1.2 When the…

read more
Get Clinical Tree app for offline access