Key Points • Chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS) is characterized by pain and increased intra-compartmental pressure with exertion. • Ultrasound-guided (USG) fasciotomies have been described for the treatment of anterior…
Ultrasound Guided Procedures Sacroiliac Joint Key Points • Ultrasound-guided intra-articular injections can provide both pain relief and diagnostic information in sacroiliac (SI) joint pain Pertinent Anatomy • The SI joint…
Key Points Features of the high-volume image-guided injection technique: • It is designed to improve pain, function, and to reduce tendon thickness. • It enables patients follow a specific tendon…
Key Points • Chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS) is a painful condition characterized by an increase in intracompartmental pressure (ICP) with exercise. • This is seen most commonly in the…
Ultrasound Guided Joint Injections Key Points • Most injections can be accomplished using a high-frequency linear ultrasound transducer. • Ultrasound allows evaluation of the three elbow articulations (radiocapitellar, ulnotrochlear, and…
Ultrasound Guided Injection Techniques Metacarpophalangeal, Interphalangeal, Proximal Interphalangeal, Distal Interphalangeal Joint Injections Key Points • Out-of-plane relative to transducer or short axis to the joint approaches maybe easier for these…
Key Points • Adhesive capsulitis occurs due to thickening and fibrosis of the coracohumeral ligament (CHL), glenohumeral ligament, rotator interval (RI), and axillary joint recess. • The condition is more…
Key Points • A subset of tendinopathy appears to become chronic and nonresponsive to conservative treatments such as activity modification and exercise-based rehabilitation. • Ultrasound-guided needle tenotomy is a simple…
Key Points • Calcific tendonitis, or more appropriately tendinosis, of the rotator cuff is a relatively common cause of shoulder pain. Calcifications are usually self-limiting but can also be recurrent,…
Ultrasound Guided Intra-Articular Key Points • The superolateral approach is preferred for intra-articular knee injections, especially when an effusion is present , Pertinent Anatomy • The knee joint is an…
