Ultrasonography in the evaluation of wrist swelling in children.
We studied 15 children using high resolution ultrasonography. In all patients, ultrasound clearly demonstrated the nature of the soft tissue abnormality; 11/15 had thickening of the common synovial sheaths surrounding extensor tendons of the fingers, 1/15 had thickening of the flexor tendons and 3/15 had abnormalities consistent with ganglion cysts. These results indicate that ultrasound is an important yet noninvasive tool in the assessment of wrist swelling in children.
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Department of Pediatrics, Boston Floating Hospital for Infants and Children, MA 02111.
McCauley
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Troy
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Schaller
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Szer
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D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004487:Edema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013581:Synovial Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis; D013710:Tendons / Q000473:pathology; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014953:Wrist / Q000473:pathology