Focus on POCUS: Point of Care Ultrasound in the Upper Extremity

Ultrasound technologies are infrequently utilized in orthopedics as a first line diagnostic method, however, advances in technology and the applied techniques have opened the door for how and when ultrasound can be used. One specific avenue is the use of point of care ultrasound in which ultrasound...

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Published inBulletin of the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases Vol. 82; no. 1; pp. 53 - 59
Main Authors Kirby, David J, Duenes, Matt L, Hacquebord, Jacques H, Borowski, Lauren E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York J. Michael Ryan Publishing Co 01.01.2024
J. Michael Ryan Publishing, Inc
Subjects
Arm
Care and treatment
Diagnosis
Diagnosis, Ultrasonic
Health aspects
Health care
Injuries
Magnetic resonance imaging
Medical imaging
Medical imaging equipment
Methods
Musculoskeletal diseases
Orthopedics
Patient satisfaction
Rotator cuff
Shoulder
Sound waves
Surgeons
Ultrasonic imaging
Ultrasonic waves
United States
Canada
United States > US
Switzerland
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Summary:Ultrasound technologies are infrequently utilized in orthopedics as a first line diagnostic method, however, advances in technology and the applied techniques have opened the door for how and when ultrasound can be used. One specific avenue is the use of point of care ultrasound in which ultrasound is used at the time of initial patient evaluation by the evaluating physician. This use expedites time to diagnosis and can even guide therapeutic interventions. In the past two decades there have been numerous studies demonstrating the effectiveness of ultrasound for the diagnosis of many orthopedic conditions in the upper extremity, often demonstrating that it can be used in the place of and with greater diagnostic accuracy than magnetic resonance imaging. This review elaborates on these topics and lays a groundwork for how to incorporate point of care ultrasound into a modern orthopedic practice.
ISSN:1936-9719
1936-9727