Ultrasonography of the Lower Extremity Journal Articles

abstract

• Ultrasonography is a useful imaging tool for various soft tissue and joint pathologies affecting the lower extremity. This article reviews the normal sonographic appearance of muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves, bone, and cartilage. The ultrasound imaging appearance of various pathologic conditions affecting the hip, thigh, knee, lower leg, ankle,and foot are illustrated. The advantages of ultrasonography are highlighted.

authors

• Finlay, Karen
• Friedman, Lawrence

status

• published 

publication date

• July 2006

has subject area

• 1103 Clinical Sciences (FoR)
• Bursitis (MeSH)
• Calcinosis (MeSH)
• Humans (MeSH)
• Lower Extremity (MeSH)
• Medial Collateral Ligament, Knee (MeSH)
• Musculoskeletal Diseases (MeSH)
• Musculoskeletal System (MeSH)
• Orthopedics (Science Metrix)
• Peripheral Nerves (MeSH)
• Rupture (MeSH)
• Ultrasonography (MeSH)
• Wounds and Injuries (MeSH)

published in

• Orthopedic Clinics of North America  Journal

keywords

• Bursitis
• Calcinosis
• Humans
• Lower Extremity
• Medial Collateral Ligament, Knee
• Musculoskeletal Diseases
• Musculoskeletal System
• Peripheral Nerves
• Rupture
• Ultrasonography
• Wounds and Injuries

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.ocl.2006.03.002

PubMed ID

• 16846760

start page

• 245

end page

• 275

volume

• 37

issue

• 3