The EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations for Musculoskeletal Ultrasound - Part I: Extraarticular Pathologies.

The first part of the guidelines and recommendations for musculoskeletal ultrasound, produced under the auspices of the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB), provides information about the use of musculoskeletal ultrasound for assessing extraarticular structures (muscles, tendons, entheses, ligaments, bones, bursae, fasciae, nerves, skin, subcutaneous tissues, and nails) and their pathologies. Clinical applications, practical points, limitations, and artifacts are described and discussed for every structure. After an extensive literature review, the recommendations have been developed according to the Oxford Centre for Evidence-based Medicine and GRADE criteria and the consensus level was established through a Delphi process. The document is intended to guide clinical users in their daily practice. Der erste Teil der Leitlinien und Empfehlungen für den muskuloskelettalen Ultraschall, die unter der Schirmherrschaft der European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB) erstellt wurden, enthält Informationen über den Einsatz des muskuloskelettalen Ultraschalls zur Beurteilung von extraartikulären Strukturen (Muskeln, Sehnen, Gelenke, Bänder, Knochen, Schleimbeutel, Faszien, Nerven, Haut, subkutanes Gewebe und Nägel) und deren Pathologien. Für jede Struktur werden die klinische Anwendung, praktische Punkte, Einschränkungen und Artefakte beschrieben und diskutiert. Nach einer ausführlichen Literaturrecherche wurden die Empfehlungen gemäß den Kriterien des Oxford Centre for Evidence-based Medicine und den GRADE-Kriterien entwickelt, und der Konsensgrad wurde durch die Delphi-Methode ermittelt. Das Dokument ist als Leitfaden für klinische Anwender in der täglichen Praxis gedacht.

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Fernando Alfageme: Speaker honoraria: GE, Mindray; Equipment support: EsaoteDavid Bong: No Conflicts of interestAngel Bueno: No Conflicts of interestVito Cantisani: Speaker honoraria: Bracco, Samsung, CanonPaz Collado: No Conflicts of interestMaria Antonietta D’Agostino: No Conflicts of interestDaniela Fodor: No Conflicts of interestJavier de la Fuente: No Conflicts of interestWolfgang Hartung: Speaker honoraria: Abbvie, GE Healthcare, Alpinion Medical; Ultrasound equipment support; Alpinion Medical Germany, Canon Medical GermanyHilde Hammer: Speake honoraria and/or consultancy; AbbVie, Lilly, Roche, NovartisAndrea Klauser: No Conflicts of interestJens Kessler: No Conflicts of interestManuela Lenghel: No Conflicts of interestCarlo Martinoli: Speaker honoraria and equipment support: Philips, CanonDolores Mendoza-Cembranos: No Conflicts of interestMihaela Micu: No Conflicts of interestIngrid Möller: No Conflicts of interestAurelie Najm: No Conflicts of interestGabriella Iohom: No Conflicts of interestClara Malattia: No Conflicts of interestPeter Mandl: No Conflicts of interestEsperanza Naredo: No Conflicts of interestLevent Ozcakar: No Conflicts of interestRiccardo Picasso: No Conflicts of interestAthena Plagou: Speaker honoraria: GESebastian C Rodriguez-Garcia: No Conflicts of interestXavier Sala-Blanch: No Conflicts of interestLuca Scofienza: Non-financial support: Samsung Imaging, Abiogen, Bracco Imaging Italia; Speaker honoraria: Esaote SPA, Abiogen, Biolive, Fidia Pharma Group, Novartis, PfizerOana Serban: No Conflicts of interestPaolo Simoni: No Conflicts of interestIwona Sudoł-Szopińska: No Conflicts of interestLene Terslev: Speaker honoraria: GEChristian Tesch: No Conflicts of interestPlamen Todorov: No Conflicts of interestJacqueline Uson: No Conflicts of interestVioleta Vlad: No Conflicts of interestFederico Zaottini: No Conflicts of interestMichael Pelea, Diana Bilous, Anamaria Marian, Roxana Gutiu: No conflict of interest