What is a musculoskeletal ultrasound?
Ultrasound is an essential imaging technique for diagnosis, exploration and invasive procedures.
It allows the localization of deep structures such as blood vessels, nerves, muscles and tendons.
What is an ultrasound-guided block or infiltration?
It consists of the introduction of a drug directly into the injured area with the help of ultrasound imaging.
It makes it possible to ensure that other structures are not injured and to maximize the pharmacological action.
Infiltration makes it possible to avoid the use of oral drugs, which in most cases leads to a higher incidence of adverse effects.
How is it performed?
We place the patient in the ideal position according to the anatomical location of the infiltration, always ensuring their comfort and well-being.
The area is disinfected and all the material (ultrasound probe, pharmacological syringe and hypodermic needles) is prepared in a sterile manner.
A small amount of local anesthetic is injected in the puncture area to increase the comfort of the technique.
We visualize the needle trajectory on the ultrasound screen and introduce the drug into the corresponding target.
Subsequently, we disinfect again and place a sterile dressing.