Ultrasound in Trauma and Other Acute Conditions in Sports, Part I

Curr Sports Med Rep. 2020 Nov;19(11):486-494. doi: 10.1249/JSR.0000000000000774.

Abstract

The utility of ultrasound in sports medicine is improving the sports medicine physician's ability to rapidly diagnose and treat a multitude of sports related pathologies. In this article, we clearly outline the current status of the evidence in support of using sports ultrasound in the setting of acute abdominal and thoracic trauma, acute lung illness, limited cardiac evaluation of a collapsed athlete, volume status assessment, and fracture evaluation.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Injuries / diagnostic imaging
  • Acute Disease
  • Athletic Injuries / diagnostic imaging*
  • Fractures, Bone / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Lung Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Point-of-Care Systems
  • Sports Medicine*
  • Thoracic Injuries / diagnostic imaging
  • Ultrasonography*