Sensors (Jul 2023)

Hearing and Seeing Nerve/Tendon Snapping: A Systematic Review on Dynamic Ultrasound Examination

  • Carmelo Pirri,
  • Nina Pirri,
  • Carla Stecco,
  • Veronica Macchi,
  • Andrea Porzionato,
  • Raffaele De Caro,
  • Levent Özçakar

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/s23156732
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 15
p. 6732

Abstract

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Nerve/tendon snapping can occur due to their sudden displacement during the movement of an adjacent joint, and the clinical condition can really be painful. It can actually be challenging to determine the specific anatomic structure causing the snapping in various body regions. In this sense, ultrasound examination, with all its advantages (especially providing dynamic imaging), appears to be quite promising. To date, there are no comprehensive reviews reporting on the use of dynamic ultrasound examination in the diagnosis of nerve/tendon snapping. Accordingly, this article aims to provide a substantial discussion as to how US examination would contribute to ‘seeing’ and ‘hearing’ these pathologies’ different maneuvers/movements.

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