MSK Ultrasound of the Hand, Fingers and Thumb
In this comprehensive 3-part series on hand, finger and thumb ultrasound, we will deepen your ultrasound knowledge of this region. Each session we will refresh and update your (sono)anatomy skills and discuss interesting hand pathology cases.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
- Hand, fingers en thumb anatomy
- Hand, fingers en thumb sonoanatomy
- Transducer positions to scan static tissues
- Scanning dynamical hand, fingers and thumb movements
- Pathology recognition of several hand pathologies
Schedule & Topics
Part 1: Flexor TendonsHand Palmar (CMC joint, MCP joint, FDS, FDP, Lumbricals and Interossei Palmaris, Palmar apponeurosis).
Finger Palmar (DIP, PIP, FDS FDP, pully’s, volar plate, checkrain Campers’s Chiasm)
Part 2: Extensor fingers
Hand dorsal (EDC, EIP, EDM, interossei dorsales, saggital band, extensor zones, dorsal triangular fibrocartilage)
Finger dorsal (DIP, PIP, central slip, lateral slip, extensor hood)
Part 3: Thumb
Joints (CMC1, STT, MCP1, UCL)
Extensor compartment 1 (APL and EPB)