Citation

Karabay N. Diagn. Interv. Radiol. 2013; 19(4): 320-325.

Affiliation

Department of Radiology, Dokuz Eylül University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Turkish Society of Radiology)

DOI

10.5152/dir.2013.030

PMID

23302286

Abstract

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.

Language: en