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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2015; 25(03): 246-260
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.161445
Musculoskeletal Radiology

Perspectives in ultrasound-guided musculoskeletal interventions

Aditya Ravindra Daftary
Department of InnoVision Imaging, Section of Musculoskeletal Imaging, Sportsmed Mumbai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Alpana Sudhir Karnik
Department of InnoVision Imaging, Section of Musculoskeletal Imaging, Sportsmed Mumbai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Abstract

Ultrasonography (USG) is a safe, easily available, and cost-effective modality, which has the additional advantage of being real time for imaging and image-guided interventions of the musculoskeletal system. Musculoskeletal interventions are gaining popularity in sports and rehabilitation for rapid healing of muscle and tendon injuries in professional athletes, healing of chronic tendinopathies, aspiration of joint effusions, periarticular bursae and ganglia, and perineural injections in acute and chronic pain syndromes. This article aims to provide an overview of the spectrum of musculoskeletal interventions that can be done under USG guidance both for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.

Keywords

Interventions - pain - relief - sports - ultrasound


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Article published online:
30 July 2021

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