title: [Is sonography useful in the diagnosis of hand surgery?].
abstract: In five cases in which sonography was used the value of the results was later assessed by surgery and histology. With adequate equipment and experience in handling, sonography is effective but not absolutely necessary in routine diagnosis. For obscure cases the method is of objective diagnostic help.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*
vernacular_title: Ist die Sonographie in der handchirurgischen Diagnostik nützlich?