State-of-the-art ultrasonographic findings in lower extremity sports injuries

• Suzue Naoto

  Department of Orthopedics, the University of Tokushima

• Matsuura Tetsuya

  Department of Orthopedics, the University of Tokushima

• Iwame Toshiyuki

  Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokushima Prefectural Central Hospital

• Higashino Kosaku

  Department of Orthopedics, the University of Tokushima

• Sakai Toshinori

  Department of Orthopedics, the University of Tokushima

• Hamada Daisuke

  Department of Orthopedics, the University of Tokushima

• Goto Tomohiro

  Department of Orthopedics, the University of Tokushima

• Takata Yoichiro

  Department of Orthopedics, the University of Tokushima

• Nishisho Toshihiko

  Department of Orthopedics, the University of Tokushima

• Goda Yuichiro

  Department of Orthopedics, the University of Tokushima

• Tsutsui Takahiko

  Department of Orthopedics, the University of Tokushima

• Tonogai Ichiro

  Department of Orthopedics, the University of Tokushima

• Miyagi Ryo

  Department of Orthopedics, the University of Tokushima

• Abe Mitsunobu

  Department of Orthopedics, the University of Tokushima

• Morimoto Masatoshi

  Department of Orthopedics, the University of Tokushima

• Mineta Kazuaki

  Department of Orthopedics, the University of Tokushima

• Kimura Tetsuya

  Department of Orthopedics, the University of Tokushima

• Nitta Akihiro

  Department of Orthopedics, the University of Tokushima

• Higuchi Tadahiro

  Department of Orthopedics, the University of Tokushima

• Hama Shingo

  Department of Orthopedics, the University of Tokushima

• C. Jha Subash

  Department of Orthopedics, the University of Tokushima

• Takahashi Rui

  Department of Orthopedics, the University of Tokushima

• Fukuta Shoji

  Department of Orthopedics, the University of Tokushima

• Sairyo Koichi

  Department of Orthopedics, the University of Tokushima

Abstract

Athletes sometimes experience overuse injuries. To diagnose these injuries, ultrasonography is often more useful than plain radiography, computed tomography (CT), or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Ultrasonography can show both bone and soft tissue from various angles as needed, providing great detail in many cases. In conditions such as osteochondrosis or enthesopathies such as Osgood-Schlatter disease, Sinding-Larsen-Johansson disease, bipartite patella, osteochondritis dissecans of the knee, painful accessory navicular,and jumper's knee, ultrasonography can reveal certain types of bony irregularities or neovascularization of the surrounding tissue. In patients of enthesopathy, ultrasonography can show the degenerative changes at the insertion of the tendon. Given its usefulness in treatment, ultrasonography is expected to become essential in the management of overuse injuries affecting the lower limb in athletes. J. Med. Invest. 62: 109-113, August, 2015

Journal

• The Journal of Medical Investigation

  The Journal of Medical Investigation 62 (3.4), 109-113, 2015

  The University of Tokushima Faculty of Medicine

Keywords

• ultrasonography
• sports injury
• over use
• osteochondrosis
• enthesopathy

Details

• CRID: 1390001204244204800
• NII Article ID: 130005099154
• NII Book ID: AA11166929
• DOI: 10.2152/jmi.62.109
• ISSN: 13496867
• ISSN: 13431420
• PubMed: 26399331
• Web Site: http://repo.lib.tokushima-u.ac.jp/111262
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jmi/62/3.4/62_109/_pdf
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2016246996
• Text Lang: en
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