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SPORTS MEDICINE RADIOLOGY
guided interventions include: n Diagnostic injections of local anaesthetic n Therapeutic injection of steroid n Dry needling of tendonopathy or enthesopathy n Bupivicaine (Marcaine) n Distension and stripping.
Magnetic resonance imaging MRI-guided musculoskeletal interventions are rarely used because of the technical difficulties of performing procedures in strong magnetic fields, as well as the prohibitive expense of the equipment. Procedures can be performed faster and more accurately using other imaging modalities.
CONCLUSIONS With sporting activities becoming more popular in the UK, sports imaging has become a designated subspecialty in musculoskeletal radiology. Imaging has therefore become important for both diagnosis and early management of sport-related injuries, and it is recognised that each modality has its own strengths, weakness and role in sports medicine. The improving sensitivity of these techniques now means it is increasingly important to consider further management.
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THE AUTHORS
Dr Amit Lakkaraju is specialist registrar in musculoskeletal radiology at Leeds Teaching Hospitals.
Dr Philip O’Connor is a consultant musculoskeletal radiologist at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals. He is the director of the Biomedical Research Unit at Leeds and he leads the Imaging Work Stream for the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG).
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