Use of ultrasonography as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool in sports medicine.
Ultrasonography has many important advantages over other imaging modalities and many important applications in sports medicine. This article presents an evidence-based discussion of the use of ultrasound technology to diagnose and treat common musculoskeletal disorders, with emphasis on the shoulder, elbow, hip, knee, and foot and ankle. Topics include basic principles, scan artifacts, the appearance of musculoskeletal structure characteristics and pathologies, and various diagnostic and therapeutic applications in sports medicine.
UHealth Sports Medicine, the Department of Orthopaedics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
Bryson P
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Lesniak
UHealth Sports Medicine, the Department of Orthopaedics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
Dustin
D
Loveland
Department of Radiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
Jean
J
Jose
Section of Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.
Ryan
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Selley
Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.
Jon A
JA
Jacobson
Section of Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A. Electronic address: abedi@umich.edu.
Asheesh
A
Bedi
D006801:Humans; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013178:Sports Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D014464:Ultrasonic Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014463:Ultrasonography