Welcome!
Below you’ll find information and resources relevant to MSK US of the Lower Limb. You’ll find that we’ll cover things comprehensively, but if you want to get the most out of your course, you’ll find many of these resources and readings useful.
Programme
The course programme (subject to change) will be available here when finalised
Venue
Commodore Hotel, 449 Memorial Ave, Christchurch. There is plenty of parking on-site.
Pre-course Zoom session – save the date!
There is a pre-course Zoom session scheduled for:
7.30pm WEDNESDAY 6 MAY
It’s a chance to meet your course tutors, and we’ll go over some important anatomy and clinical background that is worth being familiar with in order to get the most out of the course – it’s all about freeing up more time for hands on scanning.
A link will be posted here, and we’ll also email you details closer to time.
Videos
Below is a zoom link to 2 important recordings that provide useful information to help prepare you for your course:
Ultrasound basic physics, settings and artifacts
Passcode (cut and paste in if asked): 2E#7^uuA
Ultrasound Guided Needling Fundamentals (will be posted soon)
Protocols
A comprehensive ultrasound examination is performed in a structured and systematic manner, according to protocols. There are many different protocols, but some of the most popular are the ESSR (European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology) protocols:
Articles
Below are a number of resources relevant to Ultrasound of the Lower Limb. If you want to enhance your learning further, you’ll find them useful. Click on each for a PDF to open in a new window.
Hip
Molini, L., et al. (2011). “Hip: Anatomy and US technique.” J Ultrasound 14(2): 99-108.
Payne, J. M. (2016). “Ultrasound-Guided Hip Procedures.” Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am 27(3): 607-629.
Knee
Foot and Ankle
Interventions