Use of ultrasonography as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool in sports medicine

Bryson P Lesniak; Dustin Loveland; Jean Jose; Ryan Selley; Jon A Jacobson; Asheesh Bedi

doi:10.1016/j.arthro.2013.10.011

Use of ultrasonography as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool in sports medicine

Arthroscopy. 2014 Feb;30(2):260-70. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2013.10.011.

Authors

Bryson P Lesniak¹, Dustin Loveland¹, Jean Jose², Ryan Selley³, Jon A Jacobson⁴, Asheesh Bedi⁵

Affiliations

¹ UHealth Sports Medicine, the Department of Orthopaedics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
² Department of Radiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
³ Section of Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.
⁴ Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.
⁵ Section of Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 24485118
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2013.10.011

Abstract

Ultrasonography has many important advantages over other imaging modalities and many important applications in sports medicine. This article presents an evidence-based discussion of the use of ultrasound technology to diagnose and treat common musculoskeletal disorders, with emphasis on the shoulder, elbow, hip, knee, and foot and ankle. Topics include basic principles, scan artifacts, the appearance of musculoskeletal structure characteristics and pathologies, and various diagnostic and therapeutic applications in sports medicine.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Musculoskeletal Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Musculoskeletal Diseases / therapy*
Reproducibility of Results
Sports Medicine / methods*
Ultrasonic Therapy / methods
Ultrasonic Therapy / statistics & numerical data*
Ultrasonography