Utilidad y fiabilidad de la ecografía clínica musculoesquelética en medicina familiar (2): lesiones musculares, artrosis, enfermedades reumatológicas y procedimientos ecoguiados / Usefulness and reliabitlity of musculoskeletal point of care ultrasound in family practice (2): Muscle injuries, osteoarthritis, rheumatological diseases and eco-guided procedures

Este artículo es continuación de la revisión iniciada en el número anterior sobre la utilidad de la ecografía clínica musculoesquelética en atención primaria, y completa los escenarios de lesiones musculares, artrosis, enfermedades reumatológicas y procesos ecoguiados

This article is a continuation of the review initiated in the previous issue about the usefulness of musculoskeletal point of care ultrasound in Primary Care, completing the scenarios of muscle injuries, osteoarthritis, rheumatological diseases and eco-guided procedures

[Usefulness and reliabitlity of musculoskeletal point of care ultrasound in family practice (2): Muscle injuries, osteoarthritis, rheumatological diseases and eco-guided procedures]. / Utilidad y fiabilidad de la ecografía clínica musculoesquelética en medicina familiar (2): lesiones musculares, artrosis, enfermedades reumatológicas y procedimientos ecoguiados.

This article is a continuation of the review initiated in the previous issue about the usefulness of musculoskeletal point of care ultrasound in Primary Care, completing the scenarios of muscle injuries, osteoarthritis, rheumatological diseases and eco-guided procedures.

[Usefulness and reliabitlity of musculoskeletal point of care ultrasound in family practice (1): Knee, shoulder and enthesis]. / Utilidad y fiabilidad de la ecografía clínica musculoesquelética en medicina familiar (1): rodilla, hombro y entesis.

Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSU) is a technique which has been extended to practically all medical specialties that comprise this pathology. Family Doctor (FD) has not been away from this process due to its great wide of competences, using it in different scenarios inside his common practice in which he can get profits in a reliable, efficient and effective way. Ultrasound equipment incorporation in Primary Care (PC) centers is an increasing reality, contributing to high ranges of accessibility, immediacy and clinic handle capability, and thus, together with the high prevalence in this area in locomotor apparatus, turns MSU into an strategic action for the improvement of the resolving capacity and consequently for the health care. To ensure proficiency among users, it's being necessary to define the benefits and potential risks its use can cause, as well as its different scenarios, avoiding unnecessary explorations and optimizing the investment of this resource at PC level. This paper pretends to summarize the state of the art of the musculoskeletal ultrasound and its benefits for the FD into this efficient and effective scenarios.