Targeted musculoarticular sonography in the detection of joint effusions.
This article describes an advanced application for an established technology, specifically the use of bedside sonography in the assessment of the acutely painful joint in the emergency department. The sonographic windows for each of the axial synovial joints are outlined, with a brief discussion of commonly encountered pathologic conditions.
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Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216-4505, USA. vvalley@sprintmail.com
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005122:Exudates and Transudates / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008922:Mississippi; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging