Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2019, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (16): 2573-2578.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.1167

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Application status and mechanism of musculoskeletal ultrasound in orthopedic diagnosis  

Zhou Xuetian1, Ma Yong2, 3, Guo Yang3, Si Yuhao3, Zong Yonggang1, Zhong Chao1   

  1. 1Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225001, Jiangsu Province, China; 2Department of Orthopedics, Yangzhou Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yangzhou 225009, Jiangsu Province, China; 3Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu Province, China
  • Online:2019-06-08 Published:2019-06-08
  • Contact: Ma Yong, Professor, Chief physician, Doctoral supervisor, Department of Orthopedics, Yangzhou Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yangzhou 225009, Jiangsu Province, China; Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu Province, China
  • About author:Zhou Xuetian, Master candidate, Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225001, Jiangsu Province, China
  • Supported by:

    the National Natural Science Foundation of China (General Program), No. 81673995 (to MY)| the Natural Science Foundation for the Youth of Jiangsu Province, No. BK20151007 (to GY)

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: With the maturation of musculoskeletal ultrasound, it is widely used in orthopedic diagnosis.

OBJECTIVE: To review the application status of musculoskeletal ultrasound in the diagnosis of muscle and tendon, bone and cartilage, joint and nerve in recent years, and to explain its principle, advantages and disadvantages.
METHODS: “Musculoskeletal ultrasound, orthopedics” in Chinese and English, respectively were as keywords to retrieve in CNKI, PubMed databases, and Elsevier databases for the articles published from 2013 to 2018. Forty-four articles about the application of musculoskeletal ultrasound in orthopedic diagnosis were reviewed.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) In the diagnosis of soft tissue diseases such as muscle, tendon, fascia and other soft tissue diseases, as well as in the examination of occult fractures, early arthritis and other diseases of bone and joint, musculoskeletal ultrasound is superior to MRI and CT, because it is simple, cheap, has high sensitivity and no radiation. (2) It can be used as the first choice to judge the recovery of function and the injury of peripheral nerve after operation because it can dynamically analyze the movement of muscles and bones and observe the changes of peripheral nerve. (3) In the future, the application of musculoskeletal ultrasound in the diagnosis of delayed muscle soreness and quantification of tendon abnormalities will be a new research direction.

Key words: musculoskeletal ultrasound, orthopedics, diagnosis, muscles and tendon, fascia, soft tissue diseases, occult fractures, bone and cartilage, the National Natural Science Foundation of China

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