Knee joint ultrasound for children

Ultrasound of the knee joint for a child is a modern highly informative ultrasound diagnostic examination, which is carried out to assess the state of the structures of the knee joint (bones, cartilage, tendons, ligaments, and soft tissues of the knee joint), diagnose pathologies in children in the early stages.

This is completely safe for health and painless test for a child, which can be done even for babies.

Specialists of the Dobrobut Medical Center receive detailed information about the child's knee joint during the ultrasound scan.

The duration of the procedure is from 10 to 15 minutes. During the procedure, the patient does not feel painful or unpleasant sensations.

The procedure is performed for a child lying on a couch or sitting. A special hypoallergenic gel is applied to the child's skin for better image visualization and more comfortable holding of the sensor over the child's skin. The sensor both sends ultrasonic waves and receives signals from the area under study, after which the image is displayed on the monitor screen.

The knee joint has a complex structure, so the study is carried out at several points:

1. Anterior - allows you to visualize the structures of the patella, the articular capsule, subcutaneous fat.
2. Medial (lateral) - cartilage structures, menisci, cruciate ligaments are assessed.
3. Lateral - for such a study, the baby bends the leg, after which the doctor examines the meniscus, ligaments, the capsule of the joint.
4. Assessment of the neurovascular bundle - the child lies on his stomach, the sensor of the apparatus is placed on the popliteal fossa, the structure of the gastrocnemius muscle, vessels, nerve endings, ligaments, and soft tissues are examined.

The specialists of the Dobrobut Medical Center give the results of the ultrasound examination after the procedure. If there are suspicions of any deviations from the normal structure, additional examination methods are needed.

At the Dobrobut Medical Center in Kyiv, the ultrasound examination of children uses the most modern and high-class equipment to obtain high-quality and highly informative images. You get a conclusion from our ultrasound diagnosticians who have extensive clinical experience in ultrasound diagnostics and are the best specialists in this field, both in Kyiv and in Ukraine.

You can find out the details of the procedure, the cost of the examination, and the cost of ultrasound of the knee joints for children at the Dobrobut Medical Center, as well as sign up for a consultation by filling out the feedback form on our website or by calling the call center number.

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