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Dynamic ultrasound of the supraspinatus to check for impingement with the coracoacromial ligament
Impingement of the supraspinatus tendon can occur anywhere under the subacromial roof which is created by the acromion and the coracoacromial ligament...
Musculoskeletal ultrasound examination of developmental dysplasia of the hip
Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSKUS) examination within the first eight weeks of life is the gold standard for early screening of developmental dysplasia of...
The risk of retearing the rotator cuff after surgical repair
A rerupture of the rotator cuff (RC) is the most frequent complication of repair surgery. Failure rates of surgical repair between 20% and 94% have been...
Scanning the calcaneofibular ligament: placing the patient’s ankle in dorsiflexion or plantar flexion?
Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSKUS) of the ankle, which is a non-invasive and radiation-free modality, demonstrates high diagnostic performance in the...
Diagnostic accuracy of dynamic ultrasound imaging in cruciate ligament tears
Breukers et al. (2019) concluded that the excellent negative predictive value (NPV) for complete ACL tears indicates that dynamic musculoskeletal ultrasound...
Sonopathology of the sternoclavicular joint
Osteoarthritis of the sternoclavicular (SC) joint, with capsular thickening, is the most common abnormality affecting the SC joint. Musculoskeletal...
Ultrasound guided joint injections of the First Metatarsophalangeal Joint
Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSKUS) is a promising tool for diagnosis and treatment of gouty arthritis. It is useful to diagnose gout, monitor inflammatory...
Morton’s neuroma: MRI or musculoskeletal ultrasound?
Bignotti et al. (2015) concluded in their meta-analysis that MRI and musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSKUS) could be considered equivalent in diagnosing...
Transversus abdominus muscle (TrA) and internal oblique muscle (IO) increase when lung volume decreases
Did you know that the thickness of the transversus abdominus muscle (TrA) and internal oblique muscle (IO) increase when lung volume decreases? This can be...
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