Ultrasound diagnostics of muscle and tendon injuries

The purpose of this paper is to show the importance of ultrasound (US) in diagnosis of muscle and tendon injuries. Study included 170 patients, 148 males and 22 females, average of 27.6 years. All examinations were performed by linear transducer of 7.5MHz, with longitudinal and transverse scanning. US examination followed physical examination. Traumatic lesions of muscles were diagnosed in 113 (66.7%) patients, and tendon injuries in 57 (33.2%) cases. The muscle changes detected by US were follows: 72 (63.7%) partial ruptures, 24 (21.2%) hematoma, 7 (6.2%) hypoechoic structure without muscle fibers interruption,…