Author	Bachmann, C. E. author
Title	ESWT and Ultrasound Imaging of the Musculoskeletal System [electronic resource] / by C. E. Bachmann, G. Gruber, W. Konermann, A. Arnold, G. M. Gruber, F. Ueberle, L. Gerdesmeyer
Imprint	Heidelberg : Steinkopff, 2001
Edition	2nd revised and translated edition
Connect to	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-48805-4
Descript	XV, 135 p. 187 illus. online resource

Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) is a new method for the treatment of numerous chronic disorders of the musculoskeletal system: Calcific tendinitis of the shoulder joint - Lateral epicondylitis - Medial epicondylitis - Plantar fasciitis - Pseudarthrosis. Other indications are being investigated either in clinical studies or as empirical therapeutic possibilities of ESWT. This book gives a clear overview of the present status of ESWT and ultrasound imaging in the management of musculoskeletal disorders

1 Introduction -- 1.1 ESWT in Orthopedics -- 2 Introduction to Physical Principles of Shock Waves -- 2.1 Discovery of Shock Wave Applications in Medicine -- 2.2 Wave Patterns -- 2.3 Shock Wave Generation Systems -- 2.4 Technology of Shock Wave Generation -- 2.5 Dornier Electromagnetic Shock Wave Emitter (EMSE) -- 2.6 Properties of Shock Waves -- 2.7 Shock Wave Focus -- 2.8 Pressure Field -- 2.9 Energy Flux Density and Effective Focal Energy -- 2.10 Aperture Angle -- 2.11 Cavitation -- 2.12 Measuring Methods -- 2.13 Biological Effects of ESWT -- 3 Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Systems -- 3.1 Components of a Typical ESWT System -- 3.2 Targeting Aids for Localization using Patient Feedback -- 3.3 Localization Systems -- 4 Orthopedic Shock Wave Therapy -- 4.1 Energy Levels -- 4.2 Action Mechanism of Shock Wave Therapy -- 4.3 Orthopedic Indications for Shock Wave Therapy -- 4.4 Contraindications -- 4.5 Patient Information -- 5 Localization Techniques -- 5.1 Patient Feedback -- 5.2 Ultrasound -- 5.3 X-ray -- 5.4 Dual Imaging -- 5.5 Comparison of Imaging Procedures -- 6 Application Techniques -- 6.1 Tangential Coupling -- 6.2 Direct Coupling -- 7 Ultrasound Examination โ{128}{148} Standard Ultrasound Cross Sectional Planes (DEGUM Recommendations) -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Safety Aspects, Advantages and Disadvantages of Ultrasound Examinations -- 7.3 Technical and Physical Principles of Ultrasound Examinations -- 7.4 Configuration of Ultrasound Systems -- 7.5 Transducers, Imaging -- 7.6 Stand-offs -- 7.7 Artifacts and Phenomena -- 7.8 Important Basic Ultrasound Terms -- 7.9 Special System Adjustments and Problems of Ultrasound Examinations of the Musculoskeletal System -- 7.10 DEGUM Guidelines for Documentation and Evaluation -- 7.11 Typical Ultrasound Presentation of Selected Tissue Structures -- 8 Shoulder -- 8.1 Anatomy and Pathology of the Periarticular Structures of the Shoulder -- 8.2 Standard Ultrasound Examination of the Shoulder -- 8.3 Calcific Tendinitis -- 8.4 Results -- 9 Elbow -- 9.1 Standard Ultrasound Examinations of the Elbow -- 9.2 Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis elbow) -- 9.3 Medial Epicondylitis (Golferโ{128}{153}s Elbow) -- 9.4 Results -- 10 Foot and Ankle Joint -- 10.1 Standard Ultrasound Sectional Planes of the Ankle Joint and Foot -- 10.2 Plantar Fasciitis (Plantar Heel Spur) -- 10.3 Results -- 11 Pseudarthrosis -- 11.1 Definition -- 11.2 Pathology -- 11.3 Clinical Diagnosis -- 11.4 Conservative and Surgical Therapy -- 11.5 ESWT -- 11.6 Results -- 12 Additional Literature on ESWT of the Musculoskeletal System -- 13 Additional Literature, Video Tapes and CD-ROMs on Ultrasound Examination of the Musculoskeletal System