IMAGING IN SPORTS MEDICINE - HAND AND WRIST

Sports-related injuries of the hand and wrist include lesions of the b ones, joints, ligaments, tendons and muscles. In many cases, radiologi c imaging procedures are indispensible for the depiction, localization and accurate diagnosis of these lesions. This article reviews the rol e and potential of current imaging modalities such as conventional rad iography, fluoroscopic examinations, arthrography, computed tomography (CT), ultrasound, and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging for the diagnos tic work-up of typical osseous and soft tissue injuries in sports medi cine. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.