Ultrasound Findings in Musculoskeletal Infection
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2010-03-05
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Thammasat University, Rangsit Campus
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Ultrasound is a good imaging modality for superficial soft tissue evaluation hence it is useful in patient with clinical suspicious of musculoskeletal infection. It can demonstrate various kinds of musculoskeletal infection e.g. cellulites, pyomyositis, abscess, necrotizing fasciitis, septic bursitis, infectious tenosynovitis. It is also helpful in screening septic arthritis and osteomyelitis. Although ultrasound can not differentiate infectious from non-infectious inflammation, it can guide fluid aspiration for further examination. This article presents ultrasound findings in musculoskeletal infection.
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Thammasat Medical Journal - ธรรมศาสตร์เวชสาร; Vol.8 No.1 January-March 2008; 63-69