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Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Sports Medicine and Degenerative Diseases

Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Sports Medicine and Degenerative Diseases

600,00 €

Ιnformational Seminar

Musculoskeletal ultrasound has become an integral tool in both sports and degenerative medicine because it provides dynamic, real-time evaluation of soft-tissue structures without exposing patients to ionizing radiation. In sports medicine, it is widely used for the diagnosis and monitoring of muscle injuries, tendon and ligament pathology, joint effusions and guided therapeutic interventions. In degenerative conditions, ultrasound facilitates the asessment of  osteoarthritis-related changes, tendinopathies, bursitis, synovitis and enthesopathies, while also enabling image-guided procedures such as aspirations and injections. Its accessibility, relatively low cost, and ability to perform side-to-side comparisons during movement, make ultrasound a valuable adjunct to clinical examination and other imaging modalities in management of both athletic and age-related musculoskeletal disorders.

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Description

Date: Saturday 23.01.2027

Location: Panorama Hotel
Analipseos 26 Panorama,

Thessaloniki, PC 55236, Greece

 

Participation fee: €600

Maximum number of participants: 15

Scientific Director: Professor Dr Thorsten Diekhoff, Radiologist

 

This informational seminar has already received endorsement from the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB) and all participants will receive a certificate of attendance.

https://efsumb.org/events/introduction-to-musculoskeletal-ultrasound/

Time                 Theme
08:30 – 09:00     Registration – Welcome
09:00                  Brief welcome address by the Scientia representative

09:00 – 09:30     Theoretical Part I – Shoulder – approach and pathologies

  • Standardised Ultrasound approach to the rotator cuff, long head of biceps and subacromical space
  • Key sonoanatomy of tendons, bursae, AC joint and prosterior glenohumeral recess
  • Typical pathologies: rotator cuff tears, tendinopathy, bursitis, calcifications and biceps instability
  • Dynamic assessment of impigement and tendon motion

09:30 – 10:30     Hands on – Shoulder

10:30 – 10:45     Coffee break

10:45 – 11:15     Theoretical Part II – Elbow – approach and pathologies

  • Compartement – based ultrasound approach to the anterior, medial, lateral and posterior elbow
  •  Key sonoanatomy of common flexor and extensor tendons, collateral ligaments, distal biceps, triceps and nerves
  • Typical pathologies: epicondylopathy, distal biceps injury, ligament lesions, bursitis and ulnar neuropathy
  • Role of dynamic ultrasoundfor instability and nerve subluxation

11:15 – 13:15     Hands on – Elbow

13:15 – 13:45     Lunch break

13:45 – 14:15     Theoretical Part III – Wrist and finger

  • Systematic assessment of dorsal and volar wrist compartments, tendons, nerves and small joints
  • Key sonoanatomy of the extensor compartments , flexor tendons, pulleys, median nerve and join recesses
  • Typical pathologies: tenosynovitis, trigger finger, De Quervain disease, ganglion cysts and carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Sonographic signs of inflammatory, degenerative and traumatic finger pathology

14:15 – 15:30     Hands on – Wrist and finger

15:30 – 16:00     Theoretical Part IV – Musculoskeletal interventions

  • Principles of safe ultrasound – guided needle placement
  • Common targets: joints, bursae, tendon seaths, cysts and perineural spaces
  • Typical procedures: aspiration, injection, biopsy, lavage
  • Practical focus on indication, anatomy, needle visibility and avoidance of neurovascular structures

16:00 – 17:00     Hands on – Musculoskeletal interventions on phantoms

17:00                 Quiz and End of seminar

 

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