Perspectives in ultrasound-guided musculoskeletal interventions

• Main Authors: Aditya Ravindra Daftary, Alpana Sudhir Karnik
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2015-07-01
• Series: Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
• Subjects: interventions; pain; relief; sports; ultrasound
• Online Access: http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0971-3026.161445

Ultrasonography (USG) is a safe, easily available, and cost-effective modality, which has the additional advantage of being real time for imaging and image-guided interventions of the musculoskeletal system. Musculoskeletal interventions are gaining popularity in sports and rehabilitation for rapid healing of muscle and tendon injuries in professional athletes, healing of chronic tendinopathies, aspiration of joint effusions, periarticular bursae and ganglia, and perineural injections in acute and chronic pain syndromes. This article aims to provide an overview of the spectrum of musculoskeletal interventions that can be done under USG guidance both for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.