Musculoskeletal and Superficial Flashcards
most commonly injured ankle tendon
Achilles tendon tear
performed to rule out complete tendon tear.
Thompson test
the thompson test is performed by
Calf is squeezed while patient
is prone.
normal result of thompson test
plantar flexion
partial tendon rupture looks
focal hypoechoic area
complete tendon tear looks
fluid filling the gap of the tear
When femoral head does not properly sit inside the the acetabulum due to the socket being
shallow
Dysplasia of Infant Hip
partially dislocated
subluxated
Reduction or relocation of hip / Abduction
Ortolani
Dislocation of hip / adduction
Barlow
Coronal image and Graf technique (green lines) is obtained by
measuring angles
of femoral head (FH) coverage in relation to ilium
normal beta angle is __ and is measuring at the ___
< 50 % , top
normal alpha angle is __ and is measured at the __
> 55%, bottom
Anechoic or hypoechoic fluid seen
between the bone and the surrounding tissue
Joint Effusion
layers of joint effusion
muscle - fluid - bone
Superficial cysts
epidermal inclusion cyst, epidermoid, or sebaceous cyst
ganglion cysts are found
on dorsum of hand, wrist, or foot
Cyst located in the popliteal fossa (behind the knee)
bakers cyst
cellulitis will have a ___ appearance
cobblestone
Infection and inflammation of the subcutaneous tissue
Cellulitis
Identification of foreign bodies can be done by looking for
shadowing, comet tail, ring down artifacts
3 layers of breast
subcutaneous, mammary glandular, retromammary.
will be seen running through
the subcutaneous tissue to the mammary layer
Cooper’s ligaments
Benign masses and cancers most commonly in
mammary layer