[Possibilities and limits of interpretation of muscle sonograms. An experimental study of standardized muscle injuries].
After sonographical examination we performed surgically an experimental muscle injury of known size and location on 28 New Zealand white rabbits by a stab with a scalpel into the supraspinatic muscle. The changes in the healing process were sonographically followed and documented for 2 months in short periods of time. The sonographically detectable changes during the healing process underlie a regularity. The changes in sonography can be explained by histopathology with respect to the theoretics of ultrasound physics. The development of a hematoma and of fibrous scars can be followed up by sonography with respect to some limits. Sonography is shown to be a supporting method of high value in the diagnosis of muscle injuries and with respect to certain limits in the follow-up of the healing process, too.
Küllmer
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Orthopädische Klinik, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
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Eysel
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D000818:Animals; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D009336:Necrosis; D011817:Rabbits; D012038:Regeneration / Q000502:physiology; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Interpretation von Muskelsonogrammen. Eine experimentelle Studie standardisierter Muskelverletzungen.