APPLICATIONS OF ULTRASOUND EXAMINATIONS IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND MONITORING OF PATIENTS WITH TRAUMATIC MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES
Abstract:
The need for a higher diagnostic accuracy over time imposed several imaging techniques. Increased accessibility and lack of radiation are some of the advantages that helped ultrasound examination to extend its applications in the field of musculo-articular pathology. This study aimed to establish musculoskeletal pathology encountered in a group of patients with sports injuries, which addressed to Nova Vita Rehabilitation Center from Tîrgu-Mureş, in January 2012 - December 2012. In our study group, that consists of 189 subjects, most exposed joints injuries in order of frequency were: knee, shoulder and ankle. The most frequent knee pathology was the collateral ligament sprain, in the shoulder were recorded the largest number of lesions in spraspinosus tendon, while ankle was characterized by an increased number of disturbances in the anterior talo-fibular ligament. The study of muscle injuries by location and degree of damage revealed most frequent lesions in the lower limb. Though ultrasound allows an accurate description of post-traumatic injuries and their staging according to the time factor, it requires a multidisciplinary approach to each case (sonographer – orthopedic - rehabilitation doctor), knowledge sharing and tracking protocols for each lesion and treatment, in order to achieve therapeutic success.
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