I am often asked, “Can ultrasound detect fracture?”   In part one, we left you with:   ...Why does this make a difference? The treatment pathway for fracture is different from that of  soft tissue injury.     Treating the acute injury correctly by...

I am often asked, “Can ultrasound detect fracture?”   The short answer, “Yes.”   If you have been following our case study posts on the sound experience website you will have seen our recent fracture series describing what we see. And there will be a few...

Why indicators of intra-articular pathology seen on ultrasound may require further investigation.   In the two-part post “fractures can be seen on ultrasound” (part 1 here and part 2 here) we talked about the utility of ultrasound in detecting fractures,...

Indicators of intra-articular pathology seen on ultrasound suggest further investigation is required.   A 17-year-old boy was referred for ultrasound imaging having dislocated his left shoulder while playing rugby the previous weekend.   Ultrasound...

A fractured fifth metatarsal is not a rare ultrasound imaging finding.   In the last post we presented you with a case of a patient who had rolled her right ankle, leading to a fracture of her fifth metatarsal bone, among several other injuries. Finding a...

A fractured fifth metatarsal, but nothing seen on x-ray.   A 24-year-old woman was referred for ultrasound, having rolled her right ankle playing netball.  The injury had occurred approximately two months prior to referral, but the right ankle was still swollen,...

Does Teres minor muscle atrophy matter?   In the previous two posts, we introduced a case of shoulder pain in a competitive swimmer, and picked off the first of two questions we had posed ourselves, discussing some ideas regarding what might cause the teres minor...

What causes isolated teres minor atrophy?    In the last post we introduced a case of shoulder pain in a competitive swimmer. Here's a recap of what we found when we scanned her shoulder:   "The examination indicated:  Subdeltoid/subacromial bursal fluid may...

Which findings explain the symptoms? The case of teres minor.   A 21-year-old woman presented with ongoing shoulder pain. She was a high-level competitive swimmer, and found her pain increased during sets, or was a constant, low-level ache. She experienced pain...

Maintaining high-quality healthcare within an environment of physical distancing.   A 62 year old man was referred for examination of the right ankle after having injured it two weeks previously. With nothing adverse detected on X-ray, clinical indications...

Tendon injury: multiple findings within the same tendon.   A 62 year old competitive badminton player presented having injured his left Achilles while playing approximately 6 weeks earlier. He had been sore since the injury despite conservative management and was...