Ultrasound imaging of a scar on the knee: Sonopalpation for fascia and subcutaneous tissues
Carmelo Pirri, Antonio Stecco, Caterina Fede, Raffaele De Caro, Carla Stecco, Levent Özçakar
Key takeaways
- 01Persistent scar pain is a common problem
- 02Ultrasound can help diagnose the source of scar pain
- 03Sonopalpation examines fascia and subcutaneous tissues
- 04This method may help guide and monitor treatment
Ultrasound imaging combined with palpation can help objectively diagnose the source of persistent pain in surgical or trauma scars.
Abstract
Persistent scar pain associated with healed surgical incisions after a trauma is a common and potentially debilitating type of fascial pain. At present, there is no universally effective treatment for persistent surgical or post-trauma scar pain. Herein we describe the successful objective diagnosis of debilitating scar pain by Ultrasound (US) imaging. The sonopalpation of the fasciae and subcutaneous tissues seems to be relevant to diagnose the real cause of the pain and why not to monitor the treatment.
Cite this study
- APA
- Carmelo Pirri, Antonio Stecco, Caterina Fede, Raffaele De Caro, Carla Stecco, & Levent Özçakar (2020). Ultrasound imaging of a scar on the knee: Sonopalpation for fascia and subcutaneous tissues. https://fasciaresearchdatabase.com/ultrasound-imaging-of-a-scar-on-the-knee-sonopalpation-for-fascia-and-subcutaneous-tissues/
- MLA
- Carmelo Pirri, et al. "Ultrasound imaging of a scar on the knee: Sonopalpation for fascia and subcutaneous tissues." 2020, https://fasciaresearchdatabase.com/ultrasound-imaging-of-a-scar-on-the-knee-sonopalpation-for-fascia-and-subcutaneous-tissues/.
- Chicago
- Carmelo Pirri et al. 2020. "Ultrasound imaging of a scar on the knee: Sonopalpation for fascia and subcutaneous tissues.". https://fasciaresearchdatabase.com/ultrasound-imaging-of-a-scar-on-the-knee-sonopalpation-for-fascia-and-subcutaneous-tissues/