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A Novel Application of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Imaging
Published on: September 17, 2013
Quantitative Musculoskeletal Imaging of the Pediatric Shoulder
Caleb M A Cordes1, Joshua M Leonardis, Jonathan Samet
1From the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Technology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (CMAC, JL, BAS); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, College of Applied Health Sciences, Urbana, Illinois (JL); Department of Medical Imaging, Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (JS); Shriners Children's Chicago, Pediatric Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chicago, Illinois (SM); Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (ALS); Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (BAS).
Abstract:
Pediatric acquired and congenital conditions leading to shoulder pain and dysfunction are common. Objective, quantitative musculoskeletal imaging-based measures of shoulder health in children lag recent developments in adults. We review promising applications of quantitative imaging that tend to be available for common pediatric shoulder pathologies, especially brachial plexus birth palsy and recurrent shoulder instability, and imaging-related considerations of musculoskeletal growth and development of the shoulder. We highlight the status of quantitative imaging practices for the pediatric shoulder and highlight gaps where better care may be provided with advances in imaging technique and/or technology.
