The EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations for Musculoskeletal Ultrasound - Part I: Extraarticular Pathologies

  • Daniela Fodor
  • , Sebastián C. Rodriguez-Garcia
  • , Vito Cantisani
  • , Hilde B. Hammer
  • , Wolfgang Hartung
  • , Andrea Klauser
  • , Carlo Martinoli
  • , Lene Terslev
  • , Fernando Alfageme
  • , David Bong
  • , Angel Bueno
  • , Paz Collado
  • , Maria Antonietta D'Agostino
  • , Javier De La Fuente
  • , Gabriella Iohom
  • , Jens Kessler
  • , Manuela Lenghel
  • , Clara Malattia
  • , Peter Mandl
  • , Dolores Mendoza-Cembranos
  • Mihaela Micu, Ingrid Möller, Aurelie Najm, Levent Özçakar, Riccardo Picasso, Athena Plagou, Xavier Sala-Blanch, Luca Maria Sconfienza, Oana Serban, Paolo Simoni, Iwona Sudoł-Szopińska, Christian Tesch, Plamen Todorov, Jacqueline Uson, Violeta Vlad, Federico Zaottini, Diana Bilous, Roxana Gutiu, Michael Pelea, Anamaria Marian, Esperanza Naredo

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Abstract

The first part of the guidelines and recommendations for musculoskeletal ultrasound, produced under the auspices of the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB), provides information about the use of musculoskeletal ultrasound for assessing extraarticular structures (muscles, tendons, entheses, ligaments, bones, bursae, fasciae, nerves, skin, subcutaneous tissues, and nails) and their pathologies. Clinical applications, practical points, limitations, and artifacts are described and discussed for every structure. After an extensive literature review, the recommendations have been developed according to the Oxford Centre for Evidence-based Medicine and GRADE criteria and the consensus level was established through a Delphi process. The document is intended to guide clinical users in their daily practice.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)34-57
Number of pages24
JournalUltraschall in der Medizin
Volume43
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2022

Keywords

  • EFSUMB
  • guidelines
  • musculoskeletal
  • recommendations
  • ultrasound

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