4DIAGNOSISANDMANAGEMENTOFMUSCULARINJURIES
4肌肉損傷的診斷和處理
Asaresultofthefrequencyofmuscleinjuries,manyaretreatedclinicallyintheabsenceofconfirmatoryimaging.However,theclinicalappearanceisnotalwaysclear,anddeterminingtheoptimaltreatmentforaninjurycanbedifficult.Imagingcanhelpconfirmboththepresenceandextentofmuscleinjury,andthetypicalmodalitiesutilisedincludeMagneticResonanceImaging(MRI)andultrasound(US.)1
Theclinicalappearanceofaskeletalmuscleinjurydependsontheseverityoftheinjuryand,inpart,onthenatureoftheresultinghematoma2.Detailedhistoryoftheinjurymechanismandprecedinghistoryin