Ultrasound can assist clinical examinations in precisely identifying inflamed sites in ankles among patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, according to findings published in Arthritis Care & Research. "Clinical evaluation of the ankle is often challenging even for expert pediatric rheumatologists, especially in young patients, owing to the presence of numerous joints and tendons, and the physiological abundant fat,†Stefano Lanni, M.D., Ph.D., of the Policlinico of Milan, in Italy, and colleagues wrote.
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