Atlas of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound of the Extremities

Mohini Rawat, DPT, MS, ECS, OCS, RMSK is cofounder and president of the American Academy of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound. She is fellowship director of the Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Program at Hands-On Diagnostics. She is board certified in clinical electrophysiology and orthopedics by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties and in musculoskeletal sonography by the Alliance for Physician Certification and Advancement. She received her doctorate in Physical Therapy from Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions in Boston, Massachusetts, and her master’s degree in biokinesiology from the University of Southern California. She is faculty for courses in musculoskeletal ultrasound and clinical electrophysiology in the Physical Therapy Program and other continuing education courses. She has mentored hundreds of clinicians and has reviewed thousands of ultrasound studies. Dr. Rawat has been a contributing author and written chapters on imaging in books. She has published articles and presented numerous musculoskeletal ultrasound courses, webinars, and lectures in multiple professional conferences and organizations, including the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine and American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting. This book presents her passion for ultrasound imaging as a clinical tool, as she takes the reader through the journey of rediscovering anatomy with detailed illustrations and descriptive ultrasound images.

Dedication Acknowledgments About the Author Contributing Authors Preface Foreword by Dimitrios Kostopoulos, DPT, MD, PhD, DSc, ECS Foreword by Kornelia Kulig, PhD, PT, FAPTA ? Chapter 1 Introduction to Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Imaging Chapter 2 Wrist and Hand Chapter 3 Elbow Chapter 4 Shoulder Chapter 5 Ankle and Foot Chapter 6 Knee Chapter 7 Hip Chapter 8 Peripheral Nerves Financial Disclosures Index