Course curriculum

  • 1

    Dorsal wrist

    • Extensor compartment - anatomy

    • Extensor compartment - sonoanatomy

    • Extensor compartment 1 scanning - transverse

    • Extensor compartment 2 scanning - transverse

    • Extensor compartment 3 scanning - transverse

    • Extensor compartment 4 scanning - transverse

    • Extensor compartment 5 scanning - transverse

    • Extensor compartment 6 scanning - transverse

    • Extensor compartment - sonopathology

    • Dorsal wrist joints - anatomy

    • Dorsal wrist joints - sonoanatomy

    • Scapholunate ligament scanning - longitudinal

    • Distal radioulnar joint scanning - transverse

    • Radiocarpal and midcarpal joints scanning - longitudinal

    • Triangular fibrocartilage complex scanning - longitudinal

    • Dorsal wrist joints - sonopathology

    • Quiz: Dorsal wrist
  • 2

    Palmar wrist

    • Carpal tunnel - anatomy

    • Carpal tunnel - sonoanatomy

    • Palmar wrist - proximal carpal tunnel scanning - transverse

    • Palmar wrist - distal carpal tunnel scanning - transverse

    • Palmar wrist - Median nerve in carpal tunnel scanning - longitudinal

    • Palmar wrist - ulnar nerve in Guyon’s ulnar tunnel scanning - transverse

    • Carpal tunnel sonopathology

    • Ulnar nerve - sonopathology

    • Flexor pollicis longus tendon - anatomy

    • Flexor pollicis longus tendon - sonoanatomy

    • Palmar wrist - flexor pollicis longus tendon scanning - transverse

    • Palmar wrist - flexor pollicis longus tendon scanning - longitudinal

    • Flexor pollicis longus tendon - sonopathology

    • Quiz: Palmar wrist
  • 3

    Recommended reading

    • Wrist ultrasound examination scanning technique and ultrasound anatomy

    • Sonography of wrist ganglion cysts; which location is most common? 2018

    • Carpal tunnel: Normal anatomy anatomical variants and ultrasound technique.

    • Review of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome and a proposed scanning protocol 2016

    • Clinical indications for musculoskeletal ultrasound updated in 2017 by European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology (ESSR) consensus.
  • 4

    What's next on your wrist/hand/fingers/thumb learning curve?

    • Suggested online and/or hands-on training to boost your wrist/hand/fingers/thumb skills to the next level 🚀