Siêu âm cơ xương

Siêu âm cơ xương trừu tượng là một chi phí thấp, phương pháp không xâm lấn đánh giá bệnh nhân chấn thương chỉnh hình. Nó đặc biệt hữu ích cho bệnh nhân với phần cứng kim loại, có thể làm suy giảm hình ảnh chụp cắt lớp vi tính hoặc cộng hưởng từ. Siêu âm đã được sử dụng | The Use of Ultrasound in Evaluating Orthopaedic Trauma Patients David B. Weiss MD Jon A. Jacobson MD and Madhav A. Karunakar MD Abstract Musculoskeletal ultrasound is a low-cost noninvasive method of evaluating orthopaedic trauma patients. It is particularly useful for patients with metallic hardware which may degrade computed tomography or magnetic resonance images. Ultrasound has been used to evaluate fracture union and nonunion infection ligamentous injury nerve compression and mechanical impingement caused by hardware. Real-time dynamic examination allows identification of pathology and provides direct correlation between symptoms and the observed pathology. Dr. Weiss is Attending Physician Department of Orthopaedic Surgery St. Joseph-Mercy Hospital Ann Arbor MI. Dr. Jacobson is Associate Professor Department of Radiology University of Michigan Medical Center Ann Arbor. Dr. Karunakar is Assistant Professor Department of Orthopaedic Surgery University of Michigan Medical Center. None of the following authors or the departments with which they are affiliated has received anything of value from or owns stock in a commercial company or institution related directly or indirectly to the subject of this article Dr. Weiss Dr. Jacobson and Dr. Karunakar. Reprint requests Dr. Karunakar University of Michigan Medical Center 2912 Taubman Center 1500 East Medical Center Drive Ann Arbor MI 48109. J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2005 13 525-533 Copyright 2005 by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. The use of ultrasound in orthopaedics traditionally has been limited to evaluating hip dysplasia in newborns and more recently rotator cuff pathology in Recent technologic advances however have provided improved image resolution with increased accuracy in delineating anatomic structures and a broader range of possible Along with a decrease in cost and an increase in the number of trained ultrasonographers these advances have made ultrasound a valuable .