Ultrasonography in the evaluation of wrist swelling in children
Goldenstein, C.; McCauley, R.; Troy, M.; Schaller, J.G.; Szer, I.S.
Journal of Rheumatology 16(8): 1079-1087
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0315-162X PMID: 2685295 Document Number: 336547
We studied 15 children using high resolution ultrasonography. In all patients, ultrasound clearly demonstrated the nature of the soft tissue abnormality; 11/15 had thickening of the common synovial sheaths surrounding extensor tendons of the fingers, 1/15 had thickening of the flexor tendons and 3/15 had abnormalities consistent with ganglion cysts. These results indicate that ultrasound is an important yet noninvasive tool in the assessment of wrist swelling in children.