R. Fischer et al., SIGNIFICANCE OF SONOGRAPHY IN THE DIAGNOS IS OF INFECTIONS OF THE LOCOMOTOR APPARATUS, Zeitschrift fur Orthopadie und Ihre Grenzgebiete, 132(6), 1994, pp. 476-481
Significance of sonography in the detection of soft tissue infections
is unclear and discussed controversial in literature. In a retrospecti
ve study sonograms of 40 hematomas and 23 infections were evaluated to
examine the possibility of detecting infections by means of sonograph
y alone. Accumulation of fluid, however, could not be differentiated b
y the established sonomorphological criteria. Especially in postoperat
ive infections with unclear clinical pattern no differentiation betwee
n hematoma and abscess could be made. Only ultrasonically guided trans
cutaneous needle aspiration biopsy can prove the character of sonograp
hic findings.