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Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2020; 24(02): 167-174
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-3402050
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Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in the Emergency Department

Vito Chianca
1   IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milano, Italy
,
Francesco Di Pietto
2   Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Pineta Grande Hospital, Castel Volturno (CE), Italy
,
Marcello Zappia
3   Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, Università del Molise, Campobasso, Italy
,
Domenico Albano
1   IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milano, Italy
4   Section of Radiological Sciences, Department of Biomedicine, Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
,
Carmelo Messina
1   IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milano, Italy
5   Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche per la Salute, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
,
Luca Maria Sconfienza
1   IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milano, Italy
5   Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche per la Salute, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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Abstract

The skin, nerves, and tendons are superficial anatomical structures that can easily be investigated with an ultrasound (US) examination in the emergency department (ED). US evaluation is relatively underused in musculoskeletal evaluation when compared with other emergency applications, such as abdominal trauma, possible aortic aneurysm, and in the cardiovascular system. The aim of this article is to revise the main bone and soft tissue conditions that can be assessed using US in the ED.

Keywords

ultrasound - musculoskeletal - emergency department - trauma - diagnostic imaging
 

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