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Ultrasound of Muscle and Tendon Pathology

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Ultrasound (US) is the method of choice for assessing muscles and tendons. Its chief advantages are the ability to provide dynamic scans, low cost, and a practical approach to the patient.

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  1. Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Ospedale Privato Accreditato Nigrisoli, Viale Ercolani, 9, Bologna, Italy

    Giuseppe Monetti

  2. Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Chirurgiche, Scuola di Specializzazione in Scienze Motorie, Ferrara, Italy

    Marco Fogli

  3. Centro di Diagnostica Sportiva D-lab di Bologna, Bologna, Italy

    Gianluigi Mele

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  1. Koelliker Hospital, Centre of Sports Traumatology, Torino, Italy

    Gian Luigi Canata

  2. Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, Aspetar Hospital Aspire Zone, Doha, Qatar

    Pieter d'Hooghe

  3. Department of Orthopedics, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, Colorado, USA

    Kenneth J. Hunt

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Monetti, G., Fogli, M., Mele, G. (2017). Ultrasound of Muscle and Tendon Pathology. In: Canata, G., d'Hooghe, P., Hunt, K. (eds) Muscle and Tendon Injuries. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-54184-5_7

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