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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/