Pelvis, Hips, and Thighs
Pelvis, Hips, and Thighs Daniel E. Wessell Jeffrey J. Peterson Thomas H. Berquist ▪ TRAUMA: PELVIC FRACTURES—MINOR KEY FACTS Mechanism of injury—fall or minor trauma Usually older age group Fractures…
Temporomandibular Joint
Temporomandibular Joint Jeffrey J. Peterson Thomas H. Berquist ▪ ANATOMY KEY FACTS The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is a synovial joint divided by a disc into superior and inferior compartments. The…
Acromioclavicular joint
Cause, clinical and ultrasound findings • This joint injury can result from either trauma or overuse in a degenerative shoulder. • Clinically, the joint presents with pain at the end…
Sclerosant therapy
Cause, clinical and ultrasound findings • The therapy is used to treat chronic tendinopathy. • Studies on patellar and Achilles tendinopathy have been published. Equipment and drugs Syringe Needle Lidocaine…
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy
Cause, clinical and ultrasound findings • Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) is used in Achilles tendinosis and in refractory tendinopathies and enthesopathies (plantar fasciitis, greater trochanteric insertion overload and lateral…
Prolotherapy
Cause, clinical and ultrasound findings • The therapy is for the treatment of chronic pain by injecting quantities of irritant substances at multiple sites of a ligament, tendon or joint….
