Musculoskeletal Key

Key points • The differential diagnosis for hip pain is extensive and includes intra-articular and extra-articular pathologic conditions, and referred pain from the lumbar spine and pelvis. • Ultrasound (US)…

High-resolution ultrasonography can help clinicians visualize key anatomic structures of the elbow and guide periarticular and intra-articular injections. Historically, most procedures done around the elbow have been done using landmark…

Chronic and acute shoulder pain and dysfunction are common complaints among patients. Shoulder pain may be the result of abnormality involving the rotator cuff, subacromial-subdeltoid bursa, biceps tendon, glenoid labrum,…

Ultrasound can be used to guide joint and soft tissue interventions to improve accuracy, efficacy, patient satisfaction, and to minimize complications. This article summarizes the rationale supporting ultrasound-guided injections and…

Evan Peck, MD, Editor I am proud to present this special issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America dedicated to outpatient ultrasound-guided musculoskeletal techniques. Specifically, this issue…

Santos F. Martinez, MD, MS, Consulting Editor I applaud and thank Dr Peck for this excellent issue on ultrasound-guided procedures, which is a landmark effort bringing together gifted clinicians and…

The limited natural capacity for articular cartilage to regenerate has led to a continuously broadening array of surgical interventions. Used once patients’ symptoms are not relieved by nonoperative management, these…

This article reviews the current options in orthobiologics for the clinical treatment of knee osteoarthritis (OA). We describe a new model of knee OA that fills the gap in our…

Rehabilitation and regenerative medicine therapies has shown improved outcomes for tissue regeneration. Regenerative rehabilitation guides protocols regarding when to start therapy, types of stimuli administered, and graded exercise programs, taking…

“Using your own tissues to heal” represents a major health care paradigm change and is one of the most exciting minimally invasive options currently available. Biocellular regenerative therapies are rapidly…