{"id":30818,"date":"2025-12-28T10:39:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T10:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/suresultmed.com\/?p=30818"},"modified":"2026-02-06T13:42:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T13:42:36","slug":"beginner-msk-pocus-scans-elbow-achilles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/ko\/beginner-msk-pocus-scans-elbow-achilles\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Beginner MSK POCUS Scans You Can Implement Today: Elbow Achilles\u00a0(Part 1 of a 3 Part Series)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ultrasound imaging can be on par with MRI for certain pathologies in skilled hands. An inexpensive handheld unit like the Suresult D3Ultra<\/a> can diagnose some of the most common pathologies without referring out for MRI. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But even if you have access to a unit, it is intimidating. I would argue that the MSK specialty is the most challenging specialty as you have to be familiar with so many different structures and so many different pathologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But as a point of care practitioner you don\u2019t have to learn every structure and every pathology to get started. You just have to learn enough to answer a clinical question. If you start by limiting the scans to very specific problems\/questions\/protocols (<5min including set-up) for very specific conditions you will improve diagnostic accuracy and can more confidently suggest a specific treatment plan and give a better idea of prognosis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This will improve the patient\u2019s impression of you and your clinic. The protocols below are chosen to maximize patient impression, simple for doctors to learn, and include some of the most common conditions. Once mastered and with some experience under your belt, you can then start learning more structures and pathologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beginnier MSK POCUS Scans: Elbow Achilles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These scans include which pathologies to check for and optional structures. We are basically starting with 3 tendinopathies. The first two look pretty much identical just on either side of the elbow. The last is the single largest tendon. The elbow attachments take up the upper half or more of the sloped surface of the epicondyle. You can use splitscreen and compare the asymptomatic side with the symptomatic side. Look for fiber disruption, if it is thickened, and\/or if it is abnormally hypoechoic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Medial Elbow (Golfer\u2019s elbow, medial epicondylitis, etc\u2026)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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