MSK USG has arrived but the world is yet to be taken by storm. It still remains an under-utilized modality because of MRI's and hence the mind-set. Despite a myriad of advantages of ultrasound quoted, it probably lacks a uniformity because it is a highly observer dependent modality.
But in competent hands it perhaps can give better and quicker results thereby improving patient care and a reduction in morbidity . Musculoskeletal system has long been equated with bones only and hence falsely understood as remaining elusive to ultrasound. High end ultrasound units and better understanding of the pathologies of MSK system have today made ultrasound as one of the very flexible and a useful modality since now it is understood that a bony pathology leads to cortical breach which creates an adequate window for assessing the pathological pattern without having to rush to MRI every time for an…
