Impact of Adequate Disinfection Techniques for Ultrasound-Guided Injections in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation: A Scoping Review.

: Interventional physiatry is a branch of medicine that uses minimally invasive ultrasound-guided techniques for diagnosis and treatment in the musculoskeletal system. The aim of this scoping review is to investigate the sterilisation techniques used and the rate of infection with ultrasound-guided injections. : PubMed was searched up to 30 September 2024 using the following search terms ("Ultrasound, Interventional"[mesh]) AND "Injections, Intra-Articular"[mesh]; "Ultrasound-guided intra-articular injection".

Efficacy of ultrasound-guided galvanic electrolysis technique and physical therapy in patients with Achilles' tendinopathy: A pilot randomised controlled trial.

Background: Ultrasound-guided galvanic electrolysis technique (USGET) is an innovative mini-invasive intervention with the potential to optimise outcomes in the treatment of Achille's tendinopathy (AT).

Objective: The aim of this pilot study is to evaluate the efficacy of adding USGET to conventional eccentric exercise treatment in patients with chronic AT.

Methods: Inclusion criteria were patients with unilateral non-insertional AT, pain lasting > 3 months, aged 25-60 years.

Ultrasound-guided percutaneous treatment of a calcific acromioclavicular joint: A case report.

Rationale: Calcific tendinopathy is one of the most frequent causes of nontraumatic shoulder pain. However, intra-articular calcifications appear to be an infrequent condition. We herein report a rare case study of an intra-articular calcification of the acromioclavicular joint.

Clinical effects of image-guided hyaluronate injections for the osteochondral lesions of ankle in sport active population.

Background: Hyaluronic acid injections are effective as intra-articular treatment, but their use in the ankle has been hindered for the difficulty of execution in this area. Use of a guidance of musculo-skeleletal ultrasound could improve the success rate and the subsequent clinical outcome, for the ameliorating placement of the needle tip. The aim of this pilot study was to assess the short-term efficacy in terms of functional outcomes and pain of a image-guided intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections of post-traumatic osteochondral lesions (OLs) of the ankle.

Shortness of filum terminale represents an anatomical specific feature in fibromyalgia: a nuclear magnetic resonance and clinical study.

Background: we aimed to assess whether shortness of filum terminale (FT) can represent a specific feature of fibromyalgia. Therefore we investigated benefits coming from FT section with a mini-invasive technique in patients with fibromyalgia. Filum terminale disease (FD), described firstly in 1996, is consequence of an abnormal traction exerted on spinal cord since FT is shorter than usual.

The role of platelet gel in osteoarticular injuries of young and old patients.

Background: The use of autologous platelet gel in orthopedics is effective in accelerating the healing process of osteochondral, muscle, tendon and ligament lesions. The aim of our study was to verify whether the variability in response to infiltration with platelet gel was dependent on the underlying disease treated, sex and age of the patients. During four years, 140 patients have been treated for musculoskeletal injuries by infiltration of gel platelet and lysate platelet obtained from autologous thrombin, with echo-ultrasound guided.