Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 8 , Pages 984-987 , August 2007

Role of Sonographic Examination in Traumatic Knee Internal Derangement

  • Chung-Yuan Wang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Hsing-Kuo Wang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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  • Chao-Yu Hsu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Jeng-Yi Shieh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Tyng-Guey Wang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Tyng-Guey Wang, MD, Dept of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chang-Shan S Rd, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Ching-Chuan Jiang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

  • Image Result

    (A) Effusion in the suprapatellar recess of the knee (↓). (B) Compression of suprapatellar recess by transducer shows near complete disappearance of the anechoic area (effusion). Abbreviations: F, fem

    (A) Effusion in the suprapatellar recess of the knee (↓). (B) Compression of suprapatellar recess by transducer shows near complete disappearance of the anechoic area (effusion). Abbreviations: F, femur; P, prefemoral fat; Q, quadriceps tendon.

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PII: S0003-9993(07)00296-1

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.04.008

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 8 , Pages 984-987 , August 2007