Ultrasound – Carpal Tunnel Injection
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oObyX3Wh7A
Transducer: SonoSite L25 (linear)
Ultrasound – Wrist Exam
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc54MHkKDqM
Transducer: SonoSite L25 (linear)
Structures visualized:
Carpal bones and joints
Extensor tendons of the thumb (looking for De Quervain's tenosynovitis) -- abductor pollicis longus, extensor pollicis brevis
Extensor carpi ulnaris tendon
Median nerve (can measure the cross-sectional area for evaluation of carpal tunnel syndrome)
Radial artery
Ulnar nerve
Ultrasound – Piriformis Injection
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lxmjwCohYg
Machine: SonoSite M-Turbo
Transducer: C60 (curved)
Conditions
Bertolotti’s syndrome – Atypical Cause of Low Back Pain
By Chris Faubel, M.D. -- Bertolotti's syndrome is an atypical cause of axial low back pain or buttock pain caused by a transitional lumbar vertebrae with a large transverse process that either fuses with the sacrum (sacral ala) or ilium, or forms a pseudoarticulation at that location.
Imaging
Auto-Resorption of Lumbar Disc Herniation
By Chris Faubel, M.D. -- MRIs one year apart showing resorption of a large lumbar disc herniation. This is spontaneous resorption of the disc without any surgical intervention.
