X-ray
Advanced Orthopedic Specialists provides digital X-rays for the injured areas of your body at our Cape Girardeau office. If you have any questions regarding X-ray scans or would like to schedule an appointment, please call Advanced Orthopedic Specialists at (573) 335-7040.
Preparing for your X-ray examination day:
- Please bring your doctor’s order and your insurance card(s) with you to your appointment.
- Please bring any current X-rays you may have (films or on a CD).
- Please indicate if you have any allergies, are diabetic, are taking any medication, or are pregnant or think you may be pregnant. These conditions may require special preparation.
X-rays that we perform include:
- Spine: cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, and coccyx; scoliosis
- Upper Torso: chest, ribs, shoulder, A-C Joints W/WTS, A-C joints WO/WTS, clavicle, scapula
- Upper Extremities: humerus, elbow, forearm, wrist, carpal navicul, hand, finger, thumb
- Pelvic Girdle: pelvis, pelvis & lateral, pelvis & lateral both hips, hip, Sacroiliac joints
- Lower Extremities: femur, knee, knee/ankle, tibia/fibula, ankle, foot, heel, toes, club foot; scannogram
Ultrasound
To aid in diagnosing medical conditions of the musculoskeletal system, Advanced Orthopedic Specialists provides ultrasound imaging, also called ultrasound scanning or sonography. This nonoperative procedure involves exposing part of the body to high-frequency sound waves to produce real-time images of the inside of the body. Ultrasound exams do not use ionizing radiation (as used in X-rays). Ultrasound imaging is typically used to diagnose:
- Tendon tears
- Abnormalities of the muscles
- Bleeding or other fluid collections within the muscles, bursae, and joints
- Small benign and malignant soft tissue tumors
- Early changes of rheumatoid arthritis
For more information regarding ultrasound imaging, please call Advanced Orthopedic Specialists at (573) 335-7040.