Sonography Saturdays (SoS) Cases

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SOS

September 28, 2024

Anterior Knee

A 71-year-old female presents with right knee pain after falling and landing directly on her knee. She has swelling over her knee. You obtain an ultrasound image over the area of most concern.

August 24, 2024

Anterior Elbow

A 67-year-old male is complaining of left upper arm swelling after lifting a heavy object. He has noted a deformity to his upper arm. You obtain an ultrasound image over the area of most concern.

May 25, 2024

Finger/Digit

A 45 year old male is complaining of swelling and finger pain. He has noted redness of finger and pain with extension. You obtain an ultrasound image over the area of most concern.

May 04, 2024

Distal Wrist

A 43-year-old male is complaining of right shoulder pain after a fall playing pickup soccer. You obtain an ultrasound image (Image 1) of the area with the findings below. What is your diagnosis? Can you identify the structures? A comparison image (Image 2) of the left unaffected shoulder is also provided.

March 23, 2024

Shoulder

January 27, 2024

Finger/Digit

A 25 year old female is complaining of thumb pain after falling during a ski run. You obtain a longitudinal image of the ulnar thumb in normal and stress views with the following findings.

December 23, 2023

Anterior Hip

A 76-year-old female fell from standing onto her left side. She is complaining of left hip pain.

November 25, 2023

Posterior Shoulder

A 55 year old female presents after a fall at home. She is complaining of new shoulder pain and holding her arm in an abducted and externally rotated position. You grab your ultrasound for a quick, noninvasive (and sensitive!) evaluation and see the following:

October 28, 2023

Thorax/Rib

A 57-year-old male presents after a fall onto his left side. An ultrasound is performed along the 7th rib where he is point tender.

September 23, 2023

Inferior Knee

Can you name the structures in this longitudinal inferior knee ultrasound image? This image was captured by placing a linear probe in a cranial-caudal plane in the anterior aspect of the knee below the patella.

August 28, 2023

Posterior Ankle

A patient comes in complaining of ankle pain after playing soccer. He thinks someone may have kicked him in the back of his foot.

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