Sonoanatomy of the ilioinguinal, iliohypogastric, genitofemoral, obturator, and pudendal nerves: a practical guide for US-guided injections.

The ilioinguinal, iliohypogastric, genitofemoral, obturator, and pudendal nerves are the major sensory nerves that may be involved in chronic groin and genital pain with a significant impact on the quality of life of patients. The diagnosis remains clinical, and US-guided diagnostic injections using an anesthetic may aid in confirming the clinical suspicion. The anatomy of the peripheral nerves can be successfully studied using imaging.

Endoscopic debridement and fibrin glue injection of a chronic Morel-Lavallée lesion of the knee in a professional soccer player: A case report and literature review.

A Morel-Lavallée lesion is a post-traumatic closed degloving injury of soft tissue. The lesion is due to a shearing trauma with separation of subcutaneous tissue from underlying fascia. When conservative treatment fails, surgical treatment is imperative.

Ultrasound imaging for tailored treatment of patients with acute shoulder pain.

Purpose: The objective of this study was to assess the frequencies of ultrasound findings in patients with acute rotator cuff disorders in family medicine.

Methods: In a prospective observational study, 129 patients aged 18 to 65 years with acute shoulder pain in whom the family physician suspected rotator cuff disease underwent ultrasound imaging.

Results: Rotator cuff disease was present in 81% of the patients, and 50% of them had multiple disorders.

Ultrasound-diagnosed disorders in shoulder patients in daily general practice: a retrospective observational study.

Background: Ultrasound imaging (US) is considered an accurate and widely available method to diagnose subacromial disorders. Yet, the frequency of the specific US-diagnosed shoulder disorders of patients with shoulder pain referred from general practice is unknown. We set out to determine the frequency of specific US-diagnosed shoulder disorders in daily practice in these patients and to investigate if the disorders detected differ between specific subgroups based on age and duration of pain.

Ultrasound of the sural nerve: normal anatomy on cadaveric dissection and case series.

The sural nerve is a small sensory nerve innervating the lateral aspect of the ankle and foot. Clinical symptoms of pathology may present as atypical sensory changes in this region. We present the normal anatomy and ultrasound technique for examination of the sural nerve based on an anatomical dissection, as well as imaging in a normal volunteer.

MR imaging changes in the trochanteric area of asymptomatic individuals: a potential for misdiagnosis of pain in the trochanteric region.

Objective: To investigate the MR imaging appearance of the trochanteric region in a group of patients referred for non-musculoskeletal conditions.

Materials And Methods: Forty-five patients (n=90 hips) referred for non-musculoskeletal conditions were imaged with a coronal T1 weighted fat saturated sequence after intravenous administration of contrast medium. Findings were interpreted by consensus of two experienced radiologists.

Ultrasound during dissection of cadaveric specimens: a new method for obtaining ultrasound-anatomic correlations in musculoskeletal radiology.

We report a new technique for ultrasound-anatomic correlations consisting of dissection of embalmed specimens during ultrasound examination. Our method consists of performing ultrasound during the different stages of dissection. The technique was developed by making observations of selected structures in two embalmed and two non-embalmed cadaver hands.

Biliary atresia and cerebellar hypoplasia in polysplenia syndrome.

We report a 3.5-month-old boy with polysplenia syndrome who demonstrated hemiazygos continuation of the inferior vena cava, extrahepatic biliary atresia, multiple splenunculi, bowel malrotation, and the rare finding of brainstem and cerebellar hypoplasia. A possible pathogenesis for cerebellar hypoplasia in this syndrome is suggested after review of the literature.

Sonography of the medial and lateral tendons and ligaments of the knee: the use of bony landmarks as an easy method for identification.

Objective: Our purpose was to describe the use of bony landmarks in the evaluation of the medial and lateral ligaments and tendons of the knee on sonography and to evaluate the value of this approach in healthy volunteers.

Materials And Methods: Anatomic slices obtained in cadaveric specimens were inspected for the presence of bony landmarks on the medial and lateral aspects of the knee. Then sonography was performed on 40 knees of 20 healthy volunteers by two musculoskeletal radiologists who independently rated the visualization of bony landmarks and adjacent ligaments and tendons on a 5-point grading scale.

Medial meniscocapsular separation: MR imaging criteria and diagnostic pitfalls.

Various magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signs can be used in the diagnosis of medial meniscocapsular separation. A thorough knowledge of the normal anatomy of the medial meniscocapsular junction is essential to understand these signs. MRI signs used in the diagnosis of meniscocapsular separation include meniscal displacement relative to the tibia, meniscal corner tear, perimeniscal fluid, irregular meniscal outline, meniscofemoral and meniscotibial extension tears, and interposition of contrast medium between the meniscus and the MCL.