title: [Focused musculoskeletal sonography].
abstract: Even in emergent situations, focused musculoskeletal sonography must not be overlooked. It has a place in traumatology no less valuable than its place in internal medicine. It can be used to identify traumatic joint effusions, occult fractures and fissures, joint inflammation, muscle and tendon rupture; it can differentiate soft tissue swelling, locate a foreign body, or identify the location of fractures. Focused ultrasound should be performed by the attending physician directly at the patient’s bedside, in order to answer these specific questions.
authors.affiliation: 1 Notfall, Spital Savognin, Savognin.
authors.forename: Rudolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Horn
mesh_terms: D004487:Edema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D059352:Musculoskeletal Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D009141:Musculoskeletal System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: Notfallsonografie; Trauma am Bewegungsapparat; emergency ultrasound; focused musculoskeletal sonography; focused ultrasound of the musculoskeletal system; fokussierte Sonografie am Bewegungsapparat; musculoskeletal ultrasound; muskuloskelettale Sonografie; traumatologie de l’appareil locomoteur; traumatology of the musculoskeletal system; échographie ciblée de l’appareil locomoteur; échographie d’urgence; échographie musculo-squelettique