Keywords:
Athletic injuries, Trauma, Education, Diagnostic procedure, Ultrasound, Musculoskeletal soft tissue, Musculoskeletal joint, Musculoskeletal bone
Authors:
S. P. Ivanoski1, B. Tolovski2, V. Vasilevska Nikodinovska2; 1Ohrid/MK, 2Skopje/MK
DOI:
10.1594/essr2016/P-0059
Background
Knee injuries are very common in all age groups,
and a major problem especially in athletes,
requiring quick and adequate diagnosis.
Increasing use of linear transducers with high frequency becomes a great advantage in evaluating acute and chronic knee injuries.
The major benefits of the method are its cost and availability compared to MRI,
comparison with contralateral knee,
and very high resolution demonstration of superficial tissues.
Most of the superficial soft tissue structures as well as some of the bone parts are easily recognizable and visible on sonography. Traumatic injuries of quadriceps tendon,
patellar ligament,
bursas around the knee,
collateral ligaments,
iliotibial tract,
menisci,
as well as some superficial,
small bony lesions are among the main indications for high-resolution ultrasound of the knee.