Periostal interposition in epiphysiolysis, diagnosed by ultrasound
Ostergård, L.L.; Gaster, P.; Hjarbaek, J.
Ugeskrift for Laeger 162(23): 3343-3344
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 0041-5782 PMID: 10895603 Document Number: 518766
Musculoskeletal ultrasound is a rapidly expanding diagnostic field. High frequency transducers with high spacial resolution make it possible to demonstrate superficial soft tissue structures such as tendons, muscles, ligaments and even, under certain circumstances, fractures and periosteum. A case is presented where ultrasound clearly visualised periostal interposition in a distal tibial epiphysiolysis in an eight year-old boy, and some aspects of ultrasound in musculo-skeletal imaging are discussed.