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

European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine 2015 October;51(5):647-53

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EURO-MUSCULUS/USPRM. Basic Scanning Protocols for Ankle and foot

Özçakar L. ¹, Kara M. ¹, Chang K. V. ², Bayram Çarli A. ³, Hung C. Y. ⁴, Tok F. ⁵, Wu C. H. ⁶, Akkaya N. 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 Gölcük Military Hospital, Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Clinic, Kocaeli, Turkey; ⁴ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, Chu‑Tung Branch, Hsinchu, Taiwan; ⁵ Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Ankara, Turkey; ⁶ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; ⁷ Pamukkale University Medical School, Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Denizli, Turkey; ⁸ Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpaşa Training Hospital, Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey; ⁹ Afyon Kocatepe University Medical School, Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Afyon, Turkey; ¹⁰ Ghent University Hospital, Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Ghent, Belgium

In this protocol, the patient/probe positionings, anatomical drawings and ultrasound images of commonly scanned ankle/foot 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.