Podiatry
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (MSK US) is a valuable adjunct to the Podiatrist physical exam, MSK US provides a quick and painless aid to diagnosis and treatment of soft tissue and bony injury of the foot and ankle. The patient is afforded immediate treatment without being referred for an expensive and often uncomfortable MRI. MSK US is becoming the standard of care as the most cost effective, dynamic diagnostic study the podiatrist can perform in the comfort of their office.
Podiatric Indications
Pathologies in which ultrasound have proven to be beneficial to the Podiatrist in the office include, but not limited to:
- Plantar fascia tears, inflammation
- Plantar Fibroma
- Achilles tendonitis, tears, rupture
- Cystic Mass (ganglions)
- Retrocalcaneal Bursitis
- Morton’s Neuroma
- Tibialis posterior, rupture, dysfunction
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Bursitis
- Ligament strain, tears
- Ankle sprain, strain-joint effusion
- Foreign bodies
- Stress factors
- Muscle Injury, rupture
- Extensor and Flexor tendonitis, tears, ruptures
- Ultrasound guided injection and/or aspiration
- Wounds
Education
MSK Ultrasound offers Podiatry specific CME accredited, one day musculoskeletal ultrasound courses. Please refer to the MSK ultrasound courses pages for more information
Images provided by Nathan Schwartz, DPM utilizing MyLab5
