Background: The human shoulder is one of the most mobile joints body but it has less stability as compared to hip joint which also a ball and socket joint. Aim: To measure average supraspinatus tendon thickness in young adults, compare between genders by using musculoskeletal ultrasound. Study design: Cross sectional study. Methodology: A total 128 healthy adults were screened for pathology Apl...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate, using musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS), the effects of Etanercept therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) over 3 months of treatment. METHODS Eighteen consecutive patients, 3 male and 15 female, affected by RA (ACR criteria) who were non-responders or partial responders to DMARDs therapy were commenced on Etanercept treatment. MSUS was performed bilaterally...

CONTEXT The medial head of the gastrocnemius is the third most commonly strained muscle in elite athletes after the biceps femoris and rectus femoris. The differential diagnosis of posterior calf injury includes musculoskeletal and nonmusculoskeletal causes. Classically, delineation of these injuries from one another relied primarily on historical features and physical examination findings. The...

Musculoskeletal discomforts/pain-are common occupational problems in healthcare workers whose job tasks involve repetitive motion and assumption of awkward positions. They are major causes of disability worldwide often resulting in job modification and outright resignation by many healthcare practitioners. This work aimed to assess the prevalence and risk factors for musculoskeletal discomfort/...

The current issue of Reumatología Clínica is devoted to the method of teaching clinical anatomy as it applies to rheumatology. This method was developed as a response to a perceived need. It is our belief that rheumatologists are at present insufficiently trained in clinical anatomy. As a result, our diagnostic skills may fall short of their potential. Recent rheumatologic literature shows a ve...

Musculoskeletal sonography is a rapidly evolving technique that is gaining popularity for the evaluation and treatment of traumatic and inflammatory conditions of musculoskeletal system. Ability to perform dynamic real time imaging is major advantage as compared to other MSK imaging modalities (MRI). Ultrasonography has established itself as the primary diagnostic modality for the abnormalities...

Musculoskeletal ultrasound (US) is gaining an increasing role in the assessment of a variegate set of joint and periarticular soft tissues abnormalities in rheumatology. In addition, US represents a useful technique in guiding local procedures such as aspiration of fluid collections and injections within the joints and periarticular musculoskeletal structures. We recently performed US in a pati...

Background Correct interpretation of musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) requires thorough knowledge of normal anatomy, but several authors report deficiencies in anatomy skills among rheumatologists. Cadaver-based anatomy review courses improve clinical and injection skills, but the value of such courses in MSUS training is unclear. During 2010-12 we delivered two cadaver based, MSUS anatomy cou...