EURO-MUSCULUS/USPRM Basic Scanning Protocols - PART II Free access

European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine 2015 October;51(5):641-6

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EURO-MUSCULUS/USPRM. Basic scanning protocols for knee

Özçakar L. ¹, Kara M. ¹, Chang K. V. ², Tok F. ³, Hung C. Y. ⁴, Akkaya N. ⁵, Wu C. H. ⁶, Çarli A. B. ⁷, Hsiao M. Y. ², Tekin L. ⁸, Wang T. G. ⁶, Ulaşlı A. M. ⁹, Chen W. S. ⁶, De Muynck M. ¹⁰ ✉

¹ Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey; ² Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, Bei‑Hu Branch, Taipei, Taiwan; ³ Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Ankara, Turkey; ⁴ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital Chu‑Tung Branch, Hsinchu, Taiwan; ⁵ Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Pamukkale University Medical School, Denizli, Turkey; ⁶ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; ⁷ Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Clinic, Gölcük Military Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey; ⁸ Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpaşa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey; ⁹ Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University Medical School, Afyon, Turkey; ¹⁰ Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium

In this protocol, the patient/probe positionings, anatomical drawings and ultrasound images of commonly scanned knee structures are described. This practical guide is prepared (with an international consensus of several expert physiatrists) to serve as a uniform/standard approach especially for beginner sonographers.