Lack of Objective Measurement in the Initial Screening and Follow-Up of Patients Who Report Whiplash Injury—Is Elastography of the Trapezius Muscle an Answer?

• Published in: Journal of clinical medicine Vol. 11; no. 13; p. 3851
• Main Authors: Aljinović, Jure, Barun, Blaž, Benzon, Benjamin, Poljičanin, Ana, Vlak, Tonko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 02.07.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Age; Clinical medicine; Gender; Hypotheses; Injuries; Muscle pain; Neck; Patients; Radiation; Range of motion; Review; Ultrasonic imaging

Background: Painfully decreased cervical range of motion accompanied by muscle spasm is a common presentation of whiplash injury of the neck. Stiffness of the cervical muscles can be assessed by ultrasound shear wave elastography (SWE), expressed in kilopascals (kPa). The hypothesis: SWE of the trap...