Key result
Ultrasound and MRI identify lower leg muscle injuries to aid rehabilitation and return to sports.
Why the study?
Muscle injuries of the lower leg are common and may cause disability, with uncertainty about the role of advanced imaging in diagnosis and management.
What is the role of advanced imaging techniques like ultrasonography and MRI in the management of muscle injuries of the lower leg?
What is the role of advanced imaging techniques like ultrasonography and MRI in the management of muscle injuries of the lower leg?
Advanced imaging techniques such as ultrasonography and MRI play specific and complementary roles in diagnosing and managing lower leg muscle injuries, particularly in elite athletes.
May guide athlete rehabilitation planning; leaves open prospective validation and standardized protocols before routine adoption.
Muscle injuries of the lower leg are a common cause for time off from sports, and may also be a cause of disability in nonathletes who have a running or "pushing off" injury as part of their activities of daily living. Most injuries can be managed without imaging, but in selected cases advanced imaging techniques can demonstrate the exact site and extent of the injury and potentially modify rehabilitation and return to sports. In experienced hands ultrasonography can identify the location of muscle injuries as well as aid in hematoma aspiration. It is useful for excluding differential diagnoses such as deep vein thrombosis or Baker's cyst and may be superior for investigating certain conditions such as muscle hernia. Magnetic resonance imaging is more sensitive for injury to deeper muscles and dual injuries and is generally the modality of choice in elite athletes.
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Counsel et al. (2010) conducted a review in Muscle injuries of the lower leg. Advanced imaging techniques (ultrasonography and MRI) was evaluated. Advanced imaging techniques like ultrasonography and MRI can identify the location and extent of lower leg muscle injuries, aiding in rehabilitation and return to sports.
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