Monitoring Joint Health, Damage, and Disease Activity Using MSKUS: The MSKUS Experience in Hemophilic Arthropathy Management

Monitoring Joint Health, Damage, and Disease Activity Using MSKUS: The MSKUS Experience in Hemophilic Arthropathy Management is organized by the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM).

Release Date: 05/06/2019
Expiration Date: 05/06/2022

Objectives:
After watching this collaborative activity, with APTA, you should be able to:

• Identify the expanded role of ultrasound examination of joint health and subsequent monitoring;
• Discuss the advantages and limitations of musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSKUS) in the realm of joint evaluation in contrast with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for joint health;
• Apply general principles of joint health monitoring using MSKUS, using hemophilic arthropathy as an example;
• Recognize and describe features of hemarthropathic joint changes including, osteochondral erosion, intra-articular soft tissue expansion, bone remodelling and osteophytes, cartilage health, hemarthrosis;
• Distinguish the hallmarks of healthy joints versus pathological joint changes; and
• Devise MSKUS evaluation for the purpose of monitoring joint health.