US findings in traumatic wrist and hand injuries

KARABAY N.

DIAGNOSTIC AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY, cilt.19, sa.4, ss.320-325, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/dir.2013.030
  • Dergi Adı: DIAGNOSTIC AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.320-325
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Traumatic injuries of the wrist and hand are common. Ultrasonography (US) is a cost-effective, noninvasive, and effective imaging method for diagnosing traumatic lesions affecting the tendons, annular pulleys, ligaments, vessels, and nerves, and for detecting foreign bodies in the wrist and hand. The objective of this article was to review the main US findings of traumatic lesions in the wrist and hand.