International Journal of Nursing Research

Objective To explore the clinical effect of applying musculoskeletal ultrasound in the diagnosis of traumatic superficial soft tissue injuries in the elderly. Methods 100 suspected elderly patients with traumatic superficial soft tissue injuries in our hospital from February 2023 to February 2025 were selected as the research subjects. Musculoskeletal ultrasound and MRI examinations were performed, and surgical pathological examination was used as the gold standard to analyze the diagnostic effect. Results (1) In terms of diagnostic efficacy, there was no significant difference in sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value between musculoskeletal ultrasound diagnosis and MRI diagnosis (P>0.05). (2) In terms of diagnostic accuracy, there was no significant difference (P>0.05) between MRI diagnosis and musculoskeletal ultrasound in the diagnosis of nerve injury, solid mass, cystic mass, ligament tear, tendon injury, and meniscus tear. Conclusion Musculoskeletal ultrasound has a better clinical effect in the diagnosis of traumatic superficial soft tissue injuries in the elderly, providing important reference for accurate clinical diagnosis and disease evaluation, and is worthy of active application.

Musculoskeletal ultrasound; Traumatic superficial soft tissue injury; Sensitivity; Specificity; Accuracy