Ultrasound Diagnosis of Osteophytic Impingement of the Popliteus Tendon After Total Knee Replacement.
Christian GeannetteMeghan SahrDavid MaymanTheodore T MillerPublished in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2018)
We report our experience with 6 patients who had total knee replacements with lateral-sided knee pain, referred for ultrasound (US) assessment and US-guided injection. All cases showed an osteophyte within the popliteus sulcus of the lateral femoral condyle impinging on the adjacent tendon. Five of 6 patients reported improvement of symptoms immediately after US-guided injection of an anesthetic and a steroid. Ultrasound has a unique role in the imaging of knee replacements because of its real-time capabilities and absence of artifacts at the popliteus tendon origin.
Keyphrases
- anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
- total knee arthroplasty
- ultrasound guided
- knee osteoarthritis
- magnetic resonance imaging
- end stage renal disease
- anterior cruciate ligament
- newly diagnosed
- minimally invasive
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- contrast enhanced ultrasound
- chronic pain
- high resolution
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- pain management
- neuropathic pain
- physical activity
- depressive symptoms
- mass spectrometry
- image quality
- postoperative pain