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Abnormal Findings of the Ultrasonography for Elbow and Forearm

주관절과 전완부의 초음파 이상 소견

  • Kim, Eunkuk (Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, SRC Rehabilitation Hospital)
  • 김은국 (SRC 재활병원 재활의학과)
  • Received : 2021.06.08
  • Accepted : 2021.06.17
  • Published : 2021.06.30
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Abstract

Ultrasonography (US) of the elbow is an increasingly utilized modality for a variety of diagnoses. In this brief review, US findings for the pathologic conditions of forearm and elbow are described. The most common pathologies discussed here include distal biceps tendon and triceps tendon lesions, medial and lateral epicondylopathies, ulnar collateral ligament tears, ulnar nerve subluxation, joint effusions, and intra-articular bodies.

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