Structural ultrasound of joints and tendons in healthy children: development of normative data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Musculoskeletal ultrasound is a well accessible technique to assess disease activity in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Knowledge of reference values of joint structures is indispensable to differentiate between physiological and pathological finding. The aim of this study was to assess the structural sonographic features of joints and tendons in healthy children from several age groups (0.2-18 year), and develop a set of normative data.

Methods

Greyscale ultrasound was performed in 500 healthy children (age 0.2-18 years) according to a predefined scanning protocol (Additional file 1) including the shoulder, elbow, wrist, second metacarpophalangeal joint, hip, knee, ankle, and first metatarsophalangeal joint). Demographic data and values of cartilage

SUBMITTER: Wittoek R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10508001 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature