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Wrist Joint Sonoanatomy and Ultrasound-Guided Wrist Joint Injection

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The wrist is among the most commonly utilized joints in the human body, and a great number of vital structures pass through the wrist to reach the distal digits. Given its high usage and the significant structures involved, the wrist encounters a great number of potential disorders. There are also a number of ultrasound-guided injections that can be performed here with great efficacy. The following will review sonographic wrist anatomy, and when applicable, injection techniques to perform with ultrasound guidance.

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  1. University of California, Los Angeles, Department of PM&R, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Jason Kajbaf

  2. GCC Institute, Newport Beach, CA, USA

    George C. Chang Chien

  3. Ventura County Medical Center, Ventura, CA, USA

    George C. Chang Chien

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA

    Jinlei Li

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA

    Robert Ming-Der Chow

  3. Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA

    Nalini Vadivelu

  4. Department of Anesthesiology and Pharmacology, Toxicology and Neurosciences LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, USA

    Alan David Kaye

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Kajbaf, J., Chang Chien, G.C. (2021). Wrist Joint Sonoanatomy and Ultrasound-Guided Wrist Joint Injection. In: Li, J., Ming-Der Chow, R., Vadivelu, N., Kaye, A.D. (eds) Ultrasound Fundamentals . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46839-2_12

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