Musculoskeletal ultrasonography in physical and rehabilitation medicine

Authors

  • Levent Özçakar
  • Fatih Tok
  • Martine De Muynck
  • Guy Vanderstraeten

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-0959

Keywords:

Ultrasound, physical and rehabilitation medicine, tendon, muscle, nerve.

Abstract

Musculoskeletal ultrasound has gained a significant place in the diagnosis and management of various musculoskeletal disorders due to its several advantages (being convenient, inexpensive, non-invasive, repeatable, providing dynamic imaging and not requiring any exposure to radiation). It has also become a valuable tool in the daily clinical practice of physical and rehabilitation medicine physicians; the musculoskeletal ultrasound probe having become synonymous with the physician?s stethoscope. In this paper, aside from drawing attention to this growing issue in the agenda of PRM physicians, we will touch upon its basic technical features and certain aspects as regards muscle, tendon, ligament, nerve, joint lesions and ultrasound guided interventions.

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Published

2012-03-05

How to Cite

Özçakar, L., Tok, F., De Muynck, M., & Vanderstraeten, G. (2012). Musculoskeletal ultrasonography in physical and rehabilitation medicine. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 44(4), 310–318. https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-0959

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Section

Review