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Most knee structures can be accurately targeted using ultrasound guidance. These
structures are usually superficial, and the overlying soft tissues are mobile and
compressible, facilitating excellent visualization with a high-frequency linear
array transducer. The circumferential accessibility to the knee affords
flexibility and often multiple procedural approach options.
In most cases, an
in-plane approach is easily achieved. Studies of ultrasonography-guided knee
procedures have consistently shown high accuracy, and its use is particularly
beneficial for obese patients, diagnostic injection specificity, safety, and
precise targeting of pathology. More studies are needed to assess the clinical
efficacy and cost-effectiveness of ultrasonography-guided knee procedures.
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