title: Interventional musculoskeletal ultrasonography of the lower limb.
abstract: In this case series, out of 823 ultrasound-guided injections carried out over a period of one and a half years, 60% were of the lower limb (LL). In the hip (61% of LL injections), the main indications were pathologies of the gluteal tendons and bursae (80%) and pathologies of periprosthetic soft tissue; in the knee (15% of LL punctures), these procedures were for cysts (51%), tendinopathies and bursopathies (18%), and joint aspirations (7%); in the calf, haematoma drainage; in the foot and the ankle (24% of LL punctures), Morton's neuroma (47%), tenosynovitis (22%), pathologies of the plantar fascia (13%), cysts (7%), joint aspirations (5%), and bursopathies. For each of these indications, we will detail the specific technique and equipment used, useful tips, and post-procedure care.
authors.affiliation: Léonard de Vinci Medical Imaging Centre, Paris, France. gerard.morvan@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Morvan
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vuillemin
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guerini
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*